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STATE
OF
VIRGINIA,
COUNTY
ROCKINGHAM,
OF
To
THE
SHERIFF
OR
TO-WIT:
ANY
CONSTABLE
OF
THE
SAID
COUNTY:
........ of the said county, has this da~· made
These are therefore
in the name of the Commonwealth
of ,-irginia,
and bring befoce me m some other Justice the body of the said
to ans\Yer the said complaint
and to be further
Given under my hand and seal this
of
to apprehend
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dealt with according
flljd_.."..da)·
to command you fortlrn·ith
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Summon the follo\Ying- \\·itnesses:
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Judgment
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, 1907
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brmging
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the abo,·e named
before
�STATE
OF
VIRGINIA,
COUNTY
OF
To
THE
ROCKINGHAM,
SHERIFF
OR
TO-WIT:
ANY
CONSTABLE
OF
THE
SAID
COUNTY:
..... of the saicl county, has this cla:' made
complaint
and information
on oath before me, 'iYM. J. POIKTS,
Jkt,
of the said county, on the --
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a Justice
of the Peace of the said count:·, that
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These are therefore
of \-irginia.
and bring before me or some other Justice the body of the said
and to be further
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in the name of the Commonwealth
to ans\Yer the said complaint
, in said county, c,l,;d-
to command
you forthwith
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dealt with according- to la\1·.
GiYen under my hand and seal this
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Summon the following witnesses:
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CERTIFICATE
VIRGINIA,
COUNTY
OF
OF COMMITMENT
FOR
TRIAL.
ROCKINGHAM---To-w1T:
To the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County :
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that I have this day committed~
county, that he may be tciea,;,1£::b~
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a justice of the peece of said conoty, do he.cby ce,bfy
gfuJ/./IJ:a,/1,)d~ ~ ....to the jai1 of said
Wcuit court of said county, fo,· a felony by him committed, in
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said county,
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OF COMMITMENT
FOR
TRIAL.
ROCl~INGHAM---To-w1T:
To the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County :
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a justice of the peace of said connty, do hereby certify
that I have th;s day comm;tted~~
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that he may be tried before tl1e circuit court of said county,
this, that he, on the
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day of-~~
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to the jafl of sa;d
for a fel011y by him committed,
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INSTRUCTIONNO.
The Court
in this
the
case,
four
injury;
if
instructs
warranted
following
the
by the
verdicts,
(2) Unlawful
jury
under
evidence,
to-wit:
wounding
that
the
you may find
(1) Malicious
or injury;
indictment
one of
wounding
(3) Assault
or
'
and battery;
(4) Not guilty.
You are
injury
is
connnitted
and maliciously
thereby
Unlawful
bodily
but
further
either
when one person
wounds or causes
is
to another
not maliciously,
disable
injury
or kill
committed
such
done to another
that
other.
injury
disable
wilfully,
thereby
Assault
in an angry,
either
and battery
rude
wounding
or
wilfully,
feloniously
to another,
intendhg
or kill
when one person
unlawfully,
intending
malicious
unlawfully,
bodily
to maim, disfigure,
wounding
injury
instructed
such
other.
wounds or causes
and feloniously,
to maim, disfigure,
is
or insolent
any physical
manner.
��INSTRUCTIONNO.
The Court
resting
upon
beyond
all
the
element
does
mean
to
establish
doubt
thereof,
that
the
it
or beyond
more
satisfy
the
accused
is
whole
doubt.
the
all
of
the
for
accused
guilty
that
the
the
to
burden
accused
against
possibility
jury
the
an offense
necessary
of
that
to prove
charged
is
guilt
certainty
than
tte jury
Commonwealth
reasonable
material
not
instructs
and
every
the
accused,
Commonwealth
an absolute
of mistake
upon
thereof
guilty
or
to
do
a
the
evidence
as
beyond
all
reasonable
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INSTRUCTION
The Court
to
this
case
express
but
be inferred
without
has
every
or
implied
evil
been
carries
social
It
includes
from
in
attended
general;
with
of a wicked,
them
duty,
a technical
plain
fatally
that
malice
sense.
It
only
anger,
and
or excuse.
is
circumstances
bent
upon
hatred
and
It
cruel
Malice
in
meant
that
as
and malignant
indications
applied
motive.
any deliberate
and by it
as
may be either
and unjustifiable
depraved
the
and
such
jury
not
provocation
design
with
the
in
unlawful
reasonable
symptoms
of
used
or implied.
revenge,
every
is
instructs
,3
NO.
are
spirit,
of a heart
mischief.
may
act
done
law
is
the
ordinarily
and
regardless
act
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The Court
intent
may be proved
or circumstantial
and if facts,
proven
the
instructs
inferred
evidence
surrounding
which warrant
existence
like
the
~
jury
that
any other
fact,
the malicious
by either
or by a combination
circumstances
and justify
of such malicious
therefrom.
NO.
of both;
and conditions
an inference
intent,
direct
the
are
therefrom
same may be
of
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�INSTRUCT! N NO.
The Court
at the
scene
therein
is
further
tells
assistance
instructs
guilty
jury
constitutes
from the
evidence
assaulted
H. E. Taylor,
Lawrence
Dean and Floyd
punishment
case.
that
Dean,
in accordance
or participating
any encouragement
further
Lawrence
one who is present
in such crime.
participation
prisoner,
that
abetting
as a principal
the
---
jury
of a cri~
The Court
believe
the
.
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beyond
aided
then
with
the
a reasonable
you shall
the
guilty,
charge
that
if
doubt
the
the
Shifflett,
prisoners,
and fix
to the
you
that
by Floyd
find
of
crime.
jury
and abetted
Shifflett,
or act
in such
instructs
The Court
their
jury
in this
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The Court
witnesses
is
is
that,
to each
a question
where
other,
witnesses
instructs
is
testlfied
on the
of testifying,
of their
testimony,
apparent
intelligence
the
in the
surrounding
accordingly.
~~
weight
other
their
the
the
jury
apparent
candor
of the
circumstances
trial,
of any such
if
testimony,
te
of
tre
have
the
on the
right
stand,
and consistency
the
their
interest
any appear,
appearing
are more worthy
number
and fairness,
of intelligence,
law
oppos
as against
of the witnesses
the reasonableness
or lack
result
side;
of
and the
directly
on one side
appearance
which witnesses
relative
not bound
credibility
jury;
to regard
jury
their
determine
the
the
from the
other
for
the
testify
to determine
all
that
a number of witnesses
number who testified
the witness
jury
exclusively
who may have
manner
the
on the
of credit
and to
of
and from
trial,
and what is
give
credit
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'i1'le court
perso.
cl12~ 0 ec~ w:'...t'..,er:
presnnption
".G
CP9e,
all
of
the
of
i.,1 ocence
pplies
at
evidence
of
~:he .,_,uilt
it
is
find.
instructs
their
t' e. ,
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of
0 oes
t~e
t~ie accuser
duty
,ot
in
to
n
t.,ive
t .
the
.e to
ever-
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ju:cy
:_l(,oce
Le
vvit:
stnuo
t~ereof;
C"se,
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.1po
v
''.e
t; e Rcc 11scd
tl "'t t· e lsv
pr·esur, es every
t until
tl:oir
rccLseC:
t:!'Clt,11
r.d
if,
,u:_lt
efter
t,_e
tle
cr~e,
le:efit
o~· ns to
of
e1
havinG
~11~y: "Ve n re~son"~le
1.1010
is
ostrb-
tire
heard
doubt
any feet
tl-1e dcJurt,
and
��INSTRUCTION
The Court
the
elements
the
Commonwealth
order
of malicious
to convict
and the
presumed
Court
to prove
either
further
from the
~~-
instructs
use
the
assault
malice
of the
instructs
of fists
J":?
jury
that
malice
and that
beyond
the
jury
one of
burden
a reasonable
defendants
the
is
is
doubt
of malicious
that
as a weapon.
malice
upon
in
assault;
is
not
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The court
defenda.
t,
o:: itself,
loyd
2t1d s etted
· ..0t
0t_ifflett,
the
nay
E.
<-,uilty.
defe
Ta~ 101·,
t. at
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a .1.bt, tLat
_,,_r..'lt, Dean,
the-
shall
defe_ ..dant,
in
any tussle
1 ad ',Ii th
n.nc1 unless
"beyond
the
jury
have
co.1stitl't~t,
t~1.e evic1e1lce,
s j_d .•
instructs
C
reo
h.
t:.e
E.
vhich
raylor
jury
aid
~10t,
1J~~,~
1•·loyd Shif:'lett,
comrri ttin.___, nn assault
f:i. d the
the
de:i:'e dan t,
}'loyd
\aiaed
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upo 1 t:1e
S_--::..ffle tt,
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The Court instructs
Shifflett
guilty
the evidence
in this
made an actual
abetted
this
case,
assault
the latter
and abettor,
he cannot be found guilty;
and abettor,
abetting,
but,
it
doubt
E. Taylor
and that
~J
to fin
that
the jury
or that
Floyd
that
he
he aided
in connection
and
with
to constitute
whenever reasonable
doubt
as an aider
and the Court further
to constitute
Floyd Shifflett
from
upon the said
sufficient
of one charged
is not sufficient
is incumbent
reasonable
and that
doubt,
an assault
is not
to find
they must believe
beyond a reasonable
mere presence
mere consent
in order
upon H. E. Taylor,
as to the intentions
criminal
indictment,
and the Court tells
that
one an aider
that
that
Lawrence Dean in committing
H. E. Taylor;
exists
under
the jury
guilty
and abettor,
tells
t e jury
one
anf aider
of aiding
and
upon the Commonwealth to prove beyond all
Lawrence Dean com.~itted
Floyd Shifflett
was present
an assault
and shared
upon
in the
intent.
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the
evide
t. at
1ce L
Lm1re_ ce
t e r:,._;ht to use
if
you ~el~ave
sonably
1--.:.
ot
deemed
u ui
1t y •
: 1structs
the
tt · s er- se t' 3.t
a'1 re aso 1ably
sucL
thqt
a,
E.
re
that
Tc..ylor
e.1 ed
~~~
said
to
~eru~\useJ
rote ct
:f they
believe
uas
a_;gre s sor
the
.odlly
: -.,rce "S · -=ts~ ecessar:·
t~e
.ecessary
.tJ..
~ury
o 1)
:_.; seL.~,
to
sue
Len
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rote ct
from
and
t.1en he had
:1L self,
a 1d
•& ii1aObc€kws'1icc4,
:rrc~as
~e ree-
· ou sl,.ould
f:'..•• d
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The Cour
Lawrenc-, Dean
o:
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nstructs
nd
the
ur
lo
ha~ in o~ er to~
, ore
ious or f _o ious as~ ul,
is
...enc,
b d
to k'll
r
or Jer
~~r
"..,e, beyond
De
r
.nd ... o c E . · ff'
injury
n
hey
to the~
tly
so a
1
t er p.
nd
he,
u ity
u t b lieve
fro
e
u
, t
t
t t, o • ei t
, o
t
id H.
le or
t.
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the i te
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The court
v;it,:i
rm...lice
:;,etrn.ted
a e,
murder
by
instructs
aforethoug~t
poizcr.,
is
the
i-=- murrl.er
jur:-,• that
ly..1.ng i~ w:-..i:;,
in the
Gccond
j~
\'1hoever
of murder.
ru~.lty
and. preme(tiT:a ...ed killine
1.
or an~r ether
murrir,r
deg:cae.
in
the
kills
A .murder
kinrl
first
a hur.rn.n being
Nhich
is
o:' wilf!1],
degrae,
f•Crdeliber-
all
othGr
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Mali.ce
me ,ens ~ny fcn:ied
and
pravi
revenge
ty
aforethour,ht
desii:;n
agf-...inst
of hAart
th8
as US';:)d in the
o: do inc
r:iischief
deceased
or frou
in ~eneral.
forehoing
r:l:e-i:her
a
instruct
arising
:pcrv crsc
icn
from hatred
malignity
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Wl-1on the
:infers
malice
from
killir.":
~
is
~J.is fa ·t.
wilf.11,
dcl1berate
an<'! pre .. erlitated
the
law
��}fo.
Ori a charge
killing.
V7llcn the
curust,~nc•.3s
tne acc11sed.
kill
of
..!J.U
inc
of' .:_Jci]ia-:;ion the
d,;r,
is
4.
!.£.lice
.f)roved and
burden
is :preswnerl
is
from the
una.ccompo.n _cd
of disi,roving
rnalide
fact
Y11~}1
o:f
cir-
is tn6·11n upon
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cide
is presumed
ruonwectlth
must
would
prove
woul~ reduce
by
instructs
the
law t;o be murder
elcvo.te
the
~he character:stics
the
J:1ry that
offence,
offence
in
to
of that.
tlill
burden
he
neyx
second
murder
first
a,1d if
is
unlavlful
ri.egree,
in the
offt:nce,
of proof
every
on him.
if
the
rlegree,
"'"}1epri::oner
homiCun1-
it
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r:1e
cj_de is
court
presumed
ruonwealth.
woul<l reduce
•he
the
J:.:.ry that
by law to be murder
would
must prove
instructs
5.
elcvt-...te
~he offence
character~stics
the
offence,
in
second
to murd8r
of that
t110 burden
he
ne:;;rx every
of pr00f
rlegree,
in the
off"t;nce,
and
is
LU1l.:1.vli'ul_homi-
firs-r
if
if
the
degree,
.J-1,e :pri::oner
on him.
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No.
1'he 0O1.1rt further
,, delibera~e,
wi1ful
that
the
tirue
.f.,rior
intention
should.
t :i ,J1e of killj
ng,
.:.ns~ructs
the
jury
ancl pre.me<"!i ta 1~ed killing
int.en~ ion
o the
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kill
actual
come
should.
killing.
into
,a-dst
It
existence
or ;:m.,r t irHe i:,r0viously.
tha.t
i1
j
to
for
only
the
nece
fir.·t
a
s not. necessary
any particular
is
constitute
lene;th
of
·sary
that
such
time
at
t.he
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�A n1ortal
pcs~3dssioJJ
is
prima
u:pon t:hc
of the
facic
accused
vv(iund ,;iven
sla.yF;:r,
wilful,
without
deliricr-a;r,o
t1te nece~.rni~,y
with
a cie:idly
1eapon
in thE: previous
,~n_,rer upGn very
slight
anc,. J.,n:.uadh,a.:~ad
killing
of i;r·:>vinc
ex1,enua".,ing
provocation;I
and thro~1s
ci:rcl,lns"t ..,nces.
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If
the
malicious
hu-::; n0t
is
in
murner
the
jury
believe
wilf'l1l,
froL
delibera
::;cdond degree.
8 •
'tl,e
evidence
t]1t1:~
•.e and prencditc:..~erl,
the
kill::.ng
~hen
v12..s
suc:1 killing
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No.
If
the
deceased
ti,e
in
jury
believe
exec1.1tion
a seri.ou::.:: 1,,-;J'rJ,,:,.;~l L;:rf.
from
g.
the
of a maliciCivtS
1,~· \i,Cundine;
evidence
purpose
hjr:-1 the
• hc1-<:.the
to
offence
do
!s
r risoner
the
deceased
murder.
killed
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'I'Le co·urt.
i ns~,11...ct s the
jury
10.
triat
,. ere
on
~i
chargE:
in soli'
of
xtrder
<.1efenee.
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&.n, further
'J'~,e jt..ry
h&..n.1, ho·.1eve-
const;j·,
1,;.'
h0nes
ly
defen~.&,
but
"uh:ne
7,he a"'.:.tendi:ig
jn
en the:
'l'J-',&
ac-t
serjouslj'
jor:
of
a.rt
ifO
1.,he1 e mus'!- be
t1onc:; l>y
wue~ be o·" such
I- rj sone1· 'to
bf.:liev
com_pctny jntended
t.he
nc
then
"'"·
o make
decect~1::d,
a charact
j
uct
•.!I
as
kill
::.r.d5.c:athe
the
that
},jzn or
todily
self
or
re.:5ent
so1:1e
1 ur.fJC>i8
a:t.-cc1.ck.
.,}::.e circtu.1J.stc=..nc&b
a rea..,oLable
4
,hus
ground
·.~w dee e&..st=;d.or th
~ ..o
cf
peril,
of u
ap1,rehenrl.ed
4:o afford
~t -the time
to
ur
le
nienc:1-cing prefent
of
ro~. of j-';-Eelf'
otl ·i,he princj
.·, homic:ide
some
b,.vre fecvr
vril.L
t:ntert&.jnerl,
circums·:.finc3s
of "the decec,,f:cd
thfa"t. tl1e
instruci,ed
-:J.)l<l
e i. ,j,,stifjc:c:Lt
11.
do hir:1 ser.iotd3
se
lioaily
e:dstjn
6,
for
the
in his
han ..i.
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en~ic.l
'::?E
only
a seel'.!ljnr;ly
of ~he 1-,riuorn-.:r,
inac'iequa!e
r1o·Uv~
is
._o th::-_-;, evc:t1
in the
Jr~vtn
,he
respect.e
suff'jc:i
ent. under
the
0
1
.her
inst.rue+
case,
evJdence
ions
thour_;h they
t, .• e ,jury
jE
in i;}:-_ecase;
jn other
1
ut
i he
of
'ih ·••ncc~ cf
0
or
a.ny motjvE:,
:!rmocE::nce of
i
01·
},e prisoner,
'c:.ny adequate
or
11:otive,
in flxing
·the
ts
a circu..tn:ic ...,nce which
gr;.:1.d'--of 1...is
offence.
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ie the
unlc-.. ,ful
killir1c
Jf on a Elldr1en h--at,
of c:. person
.n n::r,.~o -,able
volLmtary
wHhout.
11c1.nsla.u[;ht.er
1•1c:1.lice, actual
prov occ:1.tj on,
or
j
n mutual
e,r hn lh:dt
corJbat.
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int.., tL.e case,
the
jnstruc't,G
jury
are
jur:ts
the
not
to
ci.
Lia.t 4~er of
o beyond
the
1n ccmddE:r-
law,
evidence
to
doilbts,
mus't
1
or cc11.J-ct 1 ;.r._vl.
or grow
or
f1;.cts
hunt
up
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nE;ceBbf,ry
Se
not
entertEdn
A roasonal'le
ou". o:' the
-vj cot:1or: anrl
hey
of
doubt
I_. r.mst
evjdenc<:'.
for
the
such doubts
must be 1n1.sed upon the
1
ot
be &.n c-1.rbji,rc.1..cydoltbt
j-..ir:r to believe
irr.u!J.c:i",Effj h]_
evjdence
a.nrl non-e f:sent
t0 find
j_nl.
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verdict
circ:u:1st
.nc(js.
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bound
f:1.:.rr.8EE,
ing
c :i rClltlt<'l:.'.lJ.Ces
of cradit,
tes+,ify
-',o re :urcl
....heir
and
fo1· the
ctrparent
~
direc-1-::::
he
give
o:r,;os:.te
of ~-·.€
in-teLLigf·nce,
e.:r:,J,euring
g tc
weigln,
on the
credjt
2.nd ...lie lav:
ju.ry,
"'~o ec,di
evid(-;;nce
&.nd fror•! all
tr:i.al,
accordjn~ly.
':-hich
is
ae
\:here
thcit
o ,:her,
th0
a
ji1r
e~.._ua.lly bala.nced;
of
the
o·tri€r
1;v}.tneEoses are
surrcnnd-
more ,·ortl1y
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If
of the
the
t11erc
ldllir1c;,
t·~e dece2.sed
j1.Ar belj_t=;ve
rne(l j ~a~~ed,
&.;1~
·Lien
is
from
"th~ evidence
w£:.s a g1·:in.ee en the
a1 ·c: .....
haJ. the
aforesc..:i cl grudge,
10.
:i.:ri son er
such
r:1urner
ki.11
j
1
::illed
ng
jn t,1e f:'..r~·
v1fas
that
1;r•vi
-i,rn t c the
time
part
of t te prisrner
t.o,·1 _rds
the
decc.a.E:L.d because
of this
,rilful,
degree.
delibcnl.'l
e and
i,•re-
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...... 'I'he co1.irt
evidence,
the
a.~-t-ed under
bodily
reaccnanle
to avoid
t ey are
infltructed
hin.<C'elf b:t such means
killing
said
and even
th
and -';hat
therz
or any
~hat
a& were
the
or
jury
shoul<l
believe
of the.r.1 to
in fact,
kill
the
no design
rrisoner
irlli!linen
1anger
for
v:1:.~.c:1wae apfJarcntly
said
Ashby
appearances
that
on the
or to
~llellliit-
Lawson
part
cf
of serious
and Bob
him to
defend
imminent,,
in defending
was justifiable
necessary,
from
Shifflett,,
Maririn
was necessary
reasonabJ:y
believem
they
Ashby Lawson,
prisoner
Shifflett
'lb.;:::,
·was in
it
harm,,
shot
he
Shifflett,,
Marvin
the
,
l1e
anri. 'that
bodily
time
if
that
jw·y
at 'the
of Marvin.
hands
serious
the
that
belief
ett ,, or any of them,
hir..nse1f
of
prisoner,
the
har.11 a+, the
Shiff
then
that
instructs
to the
ext1:m-t
ot sai<l Bob Shifflett
weri;; deceptive
oaid
three
do him ser · ous bodily
ien,
harm.
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The court
sumed tc be innocent,
proven
beyond
every
reai'"on1.1.ble : J'?Othesis
unti]
ever
rt::uE:onable
conf.jistent
fact
doubt
the
jury
essentlal
and tu
wj_th his
the
that
the
to his
exc:l11sion
innoceuce.
prisoner
conviction
o:f every
is prd-
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'T'he cour~
Marvin
anc'i. Ashby Lawson
Shifflett
killins,,
as well
c..
any made bJ<r the
and Bob Shiff
ett ,, which
conBidared
them
by
..he prisoner
;1.•_prehenn that
harm..
had,
they
to
in the
at the
were
the
jury
the
prisoner
s~Lid Mat'vin
cor.11"1unicated
deter:'.llin,.-ition
tioe
intende<i
of the
to
that
do him,
the
friar
Shif'f
to
ett,
~:.ime of the
La·.rson
Ashby
are
be
to
as -~o whether
question
a reasonable
_prisoner,
nw.dc by
the
t c th.c frisoner,
of the
killing,
any threats
ground
serious
to
bodily
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from the
all
the
other
or· :'.lot the
did
believe,
the
prisoni:;;r,
:r.en, then
facts
prisoner
at
the
serioL1s
instructs
the
arv-5n Shifflett,,
that
evidence
vrnre dangercus
court
The
and circumstances
at
-f:.2-ic
bar,
time
of the
bodily
these
in t::-ie case
:had a reasonable
kil;ing,
ha.r.:11.
that
that
they
facts,
beljeve
they
if
Bob Shifflett
can consi<ier
they
jL1ry
and Ashby
with
together
in det er::iining
ground
intended
whether
of belief,
to
Lawson,
and
do him,
�.,
·,
�: 'rhe
m.ine the
neces:=-it.y
and Bob S11ifflett,
said
the
feeling
·..rarvin
are
the
, t.he prisoner,
said
had
jury
a right
and
any threats
serio•
the
Marvin
may believe
A::;hby Lamson
wjth
instructed
killing
the
prisoner
wh.:ch the
together
further
priscner
a 6 c1.inst
8}1.iffle'tt,
:i;,risoner,
to de hi,n
of the
himself
s.nci defending
any bad
jury
s bodily
that
in
order
saj_ct_ Marvin
Shifflett,
to
the
Luce
or previous
harm:
rteter-
Shifflett,
Ashb:,r Lawson
in to
evidence
:Bob Shifflett
to
consideration
discloses
ha<i agalnst
✓~ ~~J.'
attempts
the
him,,
b:,r the1~ "'-
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bueinees
of hjs
there
js
his
oee
~o believe
s r:ill
is
reas~nablo
ake
Cf
jnry
life
at· ac 1rnd ann w:1.~:c~) fror,1
ground•
or + o rlo hin,
1,hei1 the
be excusable
+ri.at. where.: n r>,&,nin
jnst.ructed
are
o beljove
ere&.+, bochly
kil:J ing
or jus;
~bat
UH:
there
ifiablo.
naT.ure
5s
· :1-:rn t..r.cl t. he
01· ·· he asudla.nt
:.he pureujt
of
~
~he:: c:..t·\a.ck
design
r ar~:r
to
at. aclrnd
1.mcier such
circiu11str,n-
�..(
�'l'he jury
of his
t~ere
bueiness
js
a e his
does
is
life
or
eve
+
j
IH:t,ructed
at·· ac~rnd ann
reas~n~.1~
so belj
ce s 'i:ill
are
ground
+.hat w11erc_;E:;.n,t=,,n in the pureuj
w:--i8L''·J
~o beljeve
o rl o hiir. r_:rt-;fa+, boc'Iily
,hen
be excusahle
the
kil'l
or just
inc
01·
if iabl~:.
··
from
thfJ
·hat
there
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naT.ure
5s
of
~
:he
he assc:..ili:,.nt
unrler
c:..t ack
to
design
u.ncl t. he ! ar~:r
such
t
at
acked
circu.,--r,stc=,r,.-
�n
r,
I ,
�'t'he court
inal
case
in
IGJnds
is
only
by
a jury
";his
true
the
r:.e..y believe
jury
t :e kill
after
i.ne cf
au~.y r:o,
fro!!l -:he
navins
raspect
the
to
the
balance
sac~
degree.
witn
his
degree
his
dei:;re~
still,,
eon::::idered
p.uly
t:1e guilt
of
if
all
of .,he gujl-r;
ovm cor~-victicn.s
of the
jury
acc·.1Se<i,
crime.
Therefore,
entertain
accused
any indivin.ua1-
of trie
fellov'l-jurors,
can be had.
of the
t.:1.at tne
should
but
it
is
altho~1.gh
iE guilty
in this
the
..
case,,
ent1:r~:..1.1n a reason-
it
acc\wed,
&,s ...o such degree
different
J.iot
me111oer of
evidence
of the
crim-
twelve
of
c.... conviction
e=:vidence,
tl1e deceaseci,
·co surrvnder
-p1y because
to
of a
trial
a concurrence
bef~Jre
-~o t:'le
r:::spec+,
vrith
as to
contemplates
law
upon the
Jury· that
of gujl:,
::ind ::-:.ft•~r consultation
;).ble doubt
the
wj_+,h resr,ec:
··rue
jury,
the
t:1e conclusion
ljkewise
of
instructs
is
hi::;
of guilt
convictions
simwith
�vs
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'he
le~ t., or any
of them,
o a:voi~
sGl:f
bodi]y
harm,
ar=
+hat
instructed
even
to
the
t
-nte prisonar
extent
'Ssar~r for
which
r'!'J
c]:1c.t · f the~r believ
jury
-~11;:.+, i·~ ·.1c;,,snee
and
serious
the
saici
defend
him-
ap·•::.arentl:y- '~tdnt:1nt,
Has
then
they
I
in defending
was just. ifia.hle
of killin[
hj m to
, frum
Marvin
Shi+':'let.~
or
himself"
said
Ashby
La·,son
I
or
Bob Shi~flett
sajd
,1,
su.med -~o be innoccn";,
beyond
proven
reasonable
as well
Lawson
consistent
with
and
Pob Shifflet
r~, which
'hem
by
his
to
:~hc=.t they
int•mrled
of every
that~
threats
sai<1
'arvin
comuun1ca
neter:dnatj
prior
:11c.<lebJr
to the
the
ed 'tO
on of the
Ashby
_prisoner,
Qlles
, -t.he prisoner,
in deter~:~jnc
,ion
ae of the
serio~s
killinc,
bodily
t~e
0
intendert
·2ey
to
do him,
the
bodily
case
the
rJ
of belie~
1,.risoner,
har~.
~th.
mine
that
grouncl
whet.ri-
ot'
tA(.
a reasona.nle
are
as to
serio,1.s
viliether
of
time
Shifflett,
jn
,.j
is
innocence.
jury
i: o do ni:u
is
convic1~ion
hi""
exclusion
t'li.e prisoner
i'rere
in tbe
to
and to the
the
Lawson
prisoner
essential
as --,j'.._ose made b~r 'the
to be considered
c:.p rol1.enri
instructs
and Ashb.
ju.,.-y
fac:t
doubt
't'he court
Shif'fleti~
killjng,
every
the
reasonable
hypot,hesic:
3rd.
Marvin
until
every
1
instr:1ct.s
The court
an<l.
The jury
necessi~y
are f •rtner
of the
prisoner
ins~ructe~
killinb
in
ihat
~he
ord~r
11 arv in
sai
to
deter-
S.ni ffle
Lt ,
·
'11J.r'ls~
·
lf
e.nct d.
. e f e_i.d ::..n-;
anrl 'Rob Shif'.fle-i.'
b~.0 f 2:elin~
i
ut,_ 1·,
the
~c
- re, i o ls
1
prisoner
~u
G...'l.
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h. 1#1,
'7Tlu.---..
errf,,~.p; /'- to
~
,.lad a right
l..:.-' ,, ,[.{,
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_.t.
(lf"
M-lich;\ 1jhe s•\irl
""nif fl e·i, l; ha<1.. a~a:.n::
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clo him
'T•xvin
prisoner,
a
Shif
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-Go tr;.ke
j ri
, · c:-l'.
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f:'le . t,
togeth•;f
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shby
,;o , consid31~ation
o(._..-{l_~.f.~1:.
-,."ff-·o
L~n
and Bob
vd-;h
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ser5
l')
thred,s
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The jur:r
o-::hi1 'bURineRs i ct ·.ere
is
:reason
t ke his
li:fe
le
or to
t d that
i~d v;here frmr,_ t.11 nature
,. t7, c1c~d
_,rornd 1.o
e2.ie re t:.at
do "ii
t
gre
'o """~o b livve
the!'l t11e killing
strmc~s
exclsable
1·.11
be
a r-1an in th., .,)l.rs,._,it
, :1.er
or
t11e:"
is
a desip:n
harm ar l t e part
odil
of the
assail2.nt
a t,ack
of th
to
attaokecl
1.nc. r sv..ci1 circu.:u
j1.:,ati.'isblc.
µ
The
t: ;
vie' -nee
c
j_nstruet:1
1.rt
t .at
t :..
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<1:.ot 1'' ri1L1 Si irlett
:"'e such
b lief
As:,
~
La son
the
,
th"' circ
s ii1 reason
t: at 11e 'as
LjJ!l
...,::
j1;,r
on
O.!..t:1
t·. t ".:.:e
f1•or.1.t::e
inst i~1ct of' se1:t· ·)r ·:L.,::-··ntio:1 1,:.,:1
in
doiag
:rh~.t h,
~
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Vv
t:1., clefe:1dm.t
of :: cei ,j_:1g f'rom :iarvin
an
fro,n
believ,
. ::!.2.,t;ed to
in Lis
or induce
:.a.r.·1 ar, 1
ilty.
r
is
stc :1ces St'rroundinc;
nd Bo':, ::;: i:fl ,t t, or
(,fe?:c'-'nt
t i ' ,. .
defe!lda.nt
s i
TOl:.ld ~justif'1r
in danggr
t.!"l,
.llind a'l1 honest
Shj_f'lett,
, r-01i.1 [,rert
, oclily
t 1.,n did "3.D actine
t:. ··
1·.:,t
f'ind
.5n
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COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, To=wit:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SAID COUNTY:
The jurors of the Commonwealth
of Virginia,
in and for the bocly of the County of Rockingham,
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tenu, i~ the yea, 19,V.,
and now attending the said Cou,t at its .....
upon thei, oaths pcesent
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against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth
a
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of Virginia.
Upon the evidence of .....................................................
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Grand Jury to give evidence.
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Clerk.
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CCt.iNTY UF 1-WC~I 3GHAM, T0-' ..I':':
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IN THE GI HCLI'i' CCUhT CF SAil)
The ,jurors
+.he corr. .r
f
L77f":s.]. !,h
0
of'
Virgi111a,
T. Shiflett
year
1B07,
in
thۥ bod.y of
then
alia~
the
al1~::.
did
:::ake an assault,
tllen
rf 1d. t.her1:; fo
1' rethou_:ht,
:J~id
did.
:1arvin
r.;r-.id John
se.i::
the
full_r,
Jolin
d.,
and
hend
iber['_t.ely
John
he
8l1ifJ.et.t
John
.d.
or
T.
Marvin
I)(>n
o as
oaths
(,<'hn Foat.on,
afor
~-
::-:,__:.c-f'
Ui)or.
['1__
1ac
.rat,f,l;
delib
:l
anc. -~1~0
clo oay,
said
fE'lcinioul'ly,
did
kill
.
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ld of
t:inc-r1~e-
aforesgid,
hirr. the
as
of' hir:: the
:=tfore:,::i.id
then
r.11e
John
a:r.d. ::::hot off,
Shii'lPt.t
~heir
£,ur.-
~Tohn T.
rd
or the breact
pforesaid,
:-.alicL
afore-
hao. and hc~lct,
Sl1j_flett
b: the r:-.ea.. s ofor0Gc1.io.,
lU.8
said
lw,
discl1are;ed
side
nl.ins
P..ncl u9,,n
F-cliC'
a2;a1Lst
to,
the
T. Shi.flPtt.
a.ncl there
off,
Eat.on
aforese. id,
ir.
delH.H.·.ra tEJl}r and. of' l1is
1
t:he said
f'..+.
cha:r~c-:cl v;i.th
:felo 11.0:.1.Sl,,r, ,ri2.f'ul:.y,
vround
and
ther
then
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Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases
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Commonwealth v. John Shifflett
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Defendant charged with felony murder.
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1921
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Commonwealth v. Robert Lawson
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Defendant charged with felony attempted murder.
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Felony
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1923
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Commonwealth v. Wallis Lawson
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Lawson
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The grand Jurors in and for the body of said
county of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its April
term, 192~ upon their oaths do present that Arch Lawson, who
was h~retofore on the eath day of April, 1925, convicted of
violating t he Proh ibition laws of t h e Commonwealth of Virginia
in the Circuit Court of said Rockingham County, and who then
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and there was sent enced to serve a term of two and one-half
years i n the penitentiary, did, withi n one year next prior to
t h e finding of t h is i ndictment, in the said count y of Rockingham, unlawfully and feloniously have i n h is possession about
one quart of ardent spirit~, against t h e peace and di gnity of
tbe Commonwealth of Virginia.
This indictment is found on the testimony of
R. Fawley,
w.
T. Rexr ode, J. L. Dirting , ands. F. Newman, wit-
nesses sworn in Court and sent before t h e grand Jury to give
evidence.
c.
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Commonwealth
v) Indictment
Arch Lawson
Misdemeanor
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Commonwealth's Attorney
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�Commonwealth of Virginia-City, County of,
to-wit:
To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of
Virginia-Greeting:
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and· State:
(a) That Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully manufactured, sold, kept, stored, possessed, held, used and concealed
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by one......................
Give name, ifna 1ne unkn own. sa y, .. Whose name is to th e informan t unk no wn "
(b) A still, still cap, worm, tubs, fermenters and other appliances connected with such still and used, and mash and
other substances, capable of being used, in the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, are unlawfully in the possession of, and unlawfully used by one
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Here give name, or describe a s in [a ] above
And there being reasonable cause for such belief:
THESE ARE, THEREFORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you,
with all necessary and proper speed and assistance, to search the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize iiluch ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possesd or used in violation of law, and bring the same and the person or persons, in whose possession they are found,
and also any person resisting, impeding, obstructing, or in any manner hindering or delaying you in the execution
of this warrant before me, or some other officer having jurisdiction of the case, to be disposed of and dealt with
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according to law; and make return of this warrant showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular
statement and sufficient de~ription of the things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found, if
any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of this warrant and
the return thereof, as required by law.
Given under my hand and seal this... / ~.....day oL.µ i . •.......... 192.f/-......
�DIRECTIONS ·
I.
If :only Ardent Spirits and containers, be· seized,
the Mag:istrate shall fix a time not less than 10
not more than 30 days from the date of return .
for:1 the .hearing of said retur:n. ,If no claimant l
appear, the Ardent Spirits and a,rt-icles are to be
for:fei ted to Commonwealth. Any person cfaim 0 1
ing any of same must file a written claim stating
particularly the character and extent of his in- ,
terest therein, whereupon the Magistrate shall
certify the warrant, written claim and article!!
claimed, to the Circuit or Corporati,o n Court, ~
the ease· may be, for determination, ,~nd declaret
1
the uncfaimed- articles forfeited.
2. If still, still cap, worm, tubs, heater. fermenters ,i.
or any appliance connected with a still and used, .
or ma~h or other s ubstance capable of being us- ,
ed, in the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, b ~
seized, the mash (after taking a sample) shall b~
destroyed, and the facts and artides seized re-'
ported to the Prohibition Commissioner and '
Commonwealth's Attorney.
(A copy of thi1
warrant and proper return will b ~ a sufficien,
notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and contain ,
ers disposed of a s in No . . 1 above.
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WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT
: SPIRITS, ~TC.
Common~eal th df Virginia
vs.
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Execu ted , the within warran ~ this -,----------- day
Other than above stated the following are wit. nesses.:
of ______ !. ________________ , 192 ___ , by searching the
within stated ·_ .·----------- .---------------·------'
Here-state house. roortJ., piece
an d by ,seizing the . following described Ardent
Spirits and other things therein found (and arresting the above named person found , in possession
thereof) ~nd by .posting 8: true copy, of this warrant
and the return hereon on the _____________________ _
Here say place, house. room, boat,
auto or Baggage, or as case may be
This m a tter se t for hearing on the ____ ____ day
' of ----------------------, 192 ____ .
No claim ?f ownersJ:i,ip or interest in any of the
said things seized having been filed herein in compliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudged
and declared confisc~_ted a nd forfeited to the Commonwealth.
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Given under my hand this ________________ day
as front do~r of house, doo~ of room or premises
of ----------------------, 192 ____ _
Description of Ardent Spirits and other things .
seized -------------------- , _______________ ' ------ ,
;l·
Written claim of ownership o:i:::~:~:is:::ng
been filed . to certain ·of the said things herein seized, this warrant, tire said claim and the. things in
the claim particularly described, are hereby certified to the ________________ Court of this _________ _
, for determination, ,a nd the said things unclaimed
are h ereby adjudged and declared confiscated
.~ and forfeited to the Commonweal th.
Given under my hand this _______________ day
of.
of ----------------------, 192 ____ ,
Title of Magistrate
4. A copy of this warrant ancl the return thereoJ
must be posted at the front door of the house, or
on the door of the room, or on the premises at
the place the Ardent Spirits may be found.
Given under my hand this ____________ day of
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3. If Ardent Spirits a re being transported in an automobile,. boat, wagon, buggy, or other 1•ehicle;
the Ardent Spirits and containers shall be pre,
served and the vehicle shall be delivered to th~
Sergeant of the City, the facts reported to the
Prohibition Com.missioner and Commonwe alth's
Attorney and Ardent Spirits and containers disposed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy
this warrant and prope r return will be a suffif ·
cien t report. )
See Sections 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23 1-2, 57 and 57 1-~
Acts of Assembly, 1918, Page 578.
The following named officer's and persons as' si sted. me in the execution of this warrant:
---------------------· 192 ____ .
Title
NOTE. -Unless warrant issued for Ardent Spirits
being transported in vehicle, boat or baggage, it is
to be returned to the jurisdiction from which issu1
, ed. If issued for Ardent Spirits so transpor.ted, it
, can be executed in. any part of the State, and returned to any justice in any oounty or city through
• which they are carded.
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Misdeme anor
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Title
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1916-1933
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Pro001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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Commonwealth v. Arch Lawson
Description
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
Subject
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
posession ardent spirits
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1929
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RcPr-box8-002
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Lawson
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circuit Court of said County:
The grand Jurors in and for the body of said county
of Rockingham and now attending said Court at its October term,
1927, upon their oaths do present that Arthur Lay, within one
year next prior to the finding of this indictment, in the said
county of Rockingham, did unlawfully have in his possession a
still, still cap, worm, tub, fermenter, and other appliances
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connected with and used
in the operation of a still, without
having th~
same
registered as requi~d by iaw, against the
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peace and dignity of t he Commonwealth of Virginia.
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This . intictment is found on the testimony of J. L. Dirting and
w.
E. Thurber, witnesses sworn in Court and sent before
t he grand Jury to give evidence.
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Possession of still
Commonwealth
v) Indiotment
Arthur Lay
ltt:s.de.me a.nor
October term, 1927.
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Bill:
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Commonwealth's Attorney
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�VIRGINIA
/ / BE IT REMEMBERED THAT THIS D A Y ~ - -
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came before me,
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respectively acknowledged
snm of
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Commonwealth of Virginia in the
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itr--tt-bh:ee-i;s~Yfil:tRHeii:f=== ======:::::=:!i-:::iel.~U~l"IZ;!@~, to be levied of their respective goods and chattels,
lands and tenements for the use of the Commonwealth rendered, at the same time waiving their
Homestead Exemption as to this obligation, and all daim or right to discharge any liability arising
to the Commonwealth under this reconizance with coupons detached from the bonds of this state;
shall not depart therefrom without leave of said court, then this reconizance shall be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed with the following seals and dated thi.s
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TAKEN AND ACKNOWLEDG ED before me
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The foregoing reconizance is certified to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham
Connty, Virginia.
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:M?tytn, Town"¢ Elkton, Virgin;
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�Commonwealth of Virginia-City, County o f ~ ~ o - w i t :
To the Prohibition Inspectors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all Police Officers and Constables of the State of
Virginia-Greeting:
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Name of Magistra te
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that he verily believes, that in the said ~coun t y and State:
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possessed, held, used and concealed
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(b) A still, still cap, worm, t ubs, fermenters a
other substances, capable of being used,
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er appliances connected with such still and used, and mash and
the manufacture of Ardent Spirits, are unlawfully in the pos-
session of, and unlawfully used by one ·····························-·············•········-······-···································- ··-······•···············-···········
Give n ame, if n ame u n k nown , say •' Whose nam e is t o the informa nt u n k n ow n '
in a certain
Here d escrib e place as in (a} above
( c) Ardent Spirits are being unlawfully kept, held, stored, concealed, used, sold, and unlawfully transported in certain baggage or a certain vehicle, to-wit: a certain
H e r e describe veh icle, au to , w agon, car r iage, buggy , boat, baggage or what n ot
by one ............... ···-·····························--················ _...................................................................................................................
H ere g ive name , or describe as in [a ] a b ove
And there being reasonable cause for such belief:
THESE ARE, THEREFORE, IN THE NAME OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to command you,
with all necessary and proper speed and assistance, to search the house, place, baggage, boat or vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such ardent spirits and their containers and other things apparently possesd or used in violation of law, and bring the same and ths person or persons, in whose possession they are found,
and also any person resisting, impeding, obstructing, or in any . manner hindering or delaying you in the execution
of this warrant before me, or some other officer having jurisdiction of the case, to be disposed of and dealt with
according to law; and make return of this warrant showing all acts and things done thereunder, with a particular
statement and sufficient description of the things seized and the name of the person in whose possession found, if
any, and if not found in the possession of any one, so state in your return, and post a true copy of this warrant and
the return thereof, as required by faw.
!~...day of..~
Given under my hand and seal this....
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Title of Mag istrate
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�DIRECTIONS
I.
If only Ard e nt Spirits and containers be seized,
the Magistrate shall fix a time not less than 10
np·r more than 30 days from . the date of return,
for the hearing of said return. If no claimant
appear, the Ardent Spirits and articles are to be
forfeited to Commonwealth. Any person claiming any of same must file a written claim stating
particularly the character and extent of his inte res t therein , whereupon the Magistrate shall
certify the warrant, written claim and articles
claimed, to th e Circuit or Corporati-on Court, as
the case may be, for determin~on, and declare
the unc:laime d articles forfe'fte'l:f.
2. If still, still cap, worm, tubs, heater. fermenters,
or any appliance connected with a still and used,
or mash or other substance capable of being used, in the manufacture oJ~A,-rdent Spirits, be
seized, the m as h (after taking·· a sample) shall be
d es troyed, and th e facts and articles seized repo-rted to the Prohibition Commissi~ner and
(A copy of this
Commonwealth's Attor~; y.
warrant and proper return will be a sufficient
notice and report.) Ardent Spirits and containers disposed of as in No. 1 above.
3. If Ardent Spirits are b eing transported in an au-
tomobile, boat, wagon, buggy, or other vehicle ,
the Ardent Spirits and containers shall be preserved and th e vehicle shall be <lelivered to the
Se rgeant of the City, the facts reported to the
Prohibition Commissi~ner and Commonwealth's
Attorney and Arde nt Spirits and containers disposed of as provided in No. 1 above. (A copy of
this warrant and proper return will be a sufficient report.)
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WARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT
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Other than above stated the following are witnesses.:
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Spirits and other things therein found (and arresting the above named person found in possession
thereof) and by posting a true copy of this warrant
and the return he reon on the _____________________ _
Here say place, house. room, boat,
auto or Baggage, or as cas~ may be
This matter set for hearing on the ________ day
of ----------------------, 192 ____ .
No claim of ownership or interest i-n any of. the
said things seized having been filed herein in compliance with the law, the same are hereby adjudged
a nd declared confiscated and forfeited to the Commo nwealth.
Given under my hand this ________________ day
as front door of house, door of room or premises
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been filed to certain of the said things herein seize d, this warrant, the said claim and the things in
the claim particularly described, are hereby certified to the ________________ Court of this _________ _
for determination, and the said things uncl aimed
are h ereby adjudged and declared confiscated
a nd forfeited to the Commonwealth.
Given under my hand this __ _________ ____ day
of ---- -- ----------------, 192 ____ .
Title of Magistrate
4. A copy of this warrant and the return thereon
must be posted at the front door of the house, or
on the door of the room, ·o r on the premises at
the place the Arde nt Spirits may be found.
Given under my hand this __
See Sections 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23 1-2, 57 and 57 1-2,
Acts of Assembly, 1918, Page 578.
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which they are carried.
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To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting:
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1916-1933
Identifier
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Pro001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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Commonwealth v. Lucy Lawson and Eugene Shifflett
Description
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Misdemeanor; Guilty
Subject
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Misdemeanor
guilty
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
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1927
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RcPr-box6-035
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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JMU Libraries
Lawson
Shifflett
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIP.GINIA,
COUNTY OF P.OCKI NGHAM, to-wit:
In the Cir cui t Cou.rt of said County:
The grand jurors in and for the body of said county
of P. ockingham and n ow attending said Gou.rt at its April term,
1926, upon their oaths do present that A. 'J: . Crawford and
Moses Lawson, did, within one year next prior to the f inding
of this indict ment, in the said cou.nty of P. ockingham, unlawfully ani f eloniously manufacture
distilled _ a rdent
s pirits, against the p eace and digni~y of too Commonwealth
of Virg i nia .
'.!.'his indictment is found on the testimony of D. H.
Dofflemyer and W. T. ?.exr od e ~itnesses sworn in Court and
sent before the grand jury to gi ve evidence.
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of the said count,.v of Rockingham, and severally and respectiveJy acknowledg0d themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia, in manner and form following, tha,t is to say: the said
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respectively made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, and they
severally waived the benefit of their Homestead Exemption as to this obligation, and also waived any
claim or right to discharge any liability to the Commonwealth arising under this recognizance with
coupons detached from the bonds of this State, to the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia if the said
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conditions underwritte;1.
The condition of the above recognizance is such that if the above bound_~-------------~~~---------------------------- do and shall personally appear before the Circuit
Court •Of Rockingham on fue_.f!'ti_ ___ day of the---~--------------- - -------Term next
thereof, being the __
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the Court-house thereof,
and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning a certain_~----whereof the s a i d - - - - ~ - ~ - - ~ ~ - - - - - ____________________ stands chariged, and shall not
depart thence without the leave of said Court, th en the above r ecognizance shall be void and of no
effect, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
first above written.
Taken and acknowledged before me, the day~year
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To the Sherif f of Rocki ngham Count y, Greet ing:
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, } TO WIT :
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,
To
Whereas, ...
any off icer
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of the said County, has this day made
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to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. And you are required to summon - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - to appear and give evidence in behalf of the Commonwealth, on the examination touching the said offence. "
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to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with acco rdin g to law.
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summon _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
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Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Title
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Commonwealth v. A.T. Crawford and Moses Lawson
Description
An account of the resource
Felony; Indictment
Subject
The topic of the resource
Felony
Indictment
manufacturing ardent spirits
still
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1926
Rights
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
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RcPr-box5-039
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Crawford
Lawson
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
COUN1Y OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
In the Circu i t Court of said County:
The grand jurors in and for the body of said county
of - Rockingham and now attending said court at its April term,
1925, upon their oaths d-0 present that Miohael s. Lawson,
within one yesr next prior to ·the finding of this i1Aictment,
in the said county of Rockingh~m. did w1lawfully manufacture,
sell, offer, keep, store and expose for sale, g ive away,
transport, dis-p ense, solicit, advertise and re c eive orders
for ardent spirits, against the peace and dignity of the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
1' h e jurors a f oresaid upon their oaths a f oresaid do
further present that Michaels. Lawson, within one year next
prior to the findi n g of this indictment, in the said county
of Rock i n gham, did unlawfully have in his po'ssession arden t
s_piri ts, agai nst the peace and di gnity of the Commonweal th
of Virginia.
And the jurors aforesaid upon their oa ths aforesaid
do further present that Michaels. Lawson, withi n one year
next prior to the fi ndi ng of this indictment, in the sa i d
county of Roc k ingham, di.d unlawfully reoe ive ardent spirits,
against the peace and dignity _of the Commonwealth of Virgi n ia.
This indictment is foun d on the testimony of John
Dove and Dewey Dofflemyer, witnesses sworn in court and sent
befo r e the grand jury to g ive evidence.
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the accused,W,ichael Lawson, can be convicted of
any of fense charged against him under th i s indictment ,
t he burden is upon the Commonwealth to prove beyond
every reasonable doubt that the s aid accused di d some
act, spoke some word or made some ge sture in aid or
enc ouragement of t he illegal acts charge d aga inst h im,
and the mere fact t ha t the accused was riding in the
car at t h e t i me George Eerring received ardent spirits
and unlawfully transported the same, does not make the
accused guilty of any criminal act unless he p~ formed
some overt act in aid of the said illegal acts .
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of the said county of Roc.kingham, and severally and respectiv eil y acknowledg('d themselv es
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1916-1933
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Pro001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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Commonwealth v. Michael S. Lawson
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Misdemeanor; Indictment
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Misdemeanor
Indictment
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1925
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TH OF VIRGIHIA ,
COU: 'TY O:B ROCKI lG 11U: , t o - wit:
I n t he Ci1·c uit Cour t of said Coun t, :
Roc k i ng ham
j uror s i n and for t he body of s aid Coun ty of
t erm , 1 924 , upon t-hei r oath s
and now att endi ng said Cou rt at its F ebru ary
in one year nex t p rior to t he fi ndi ng
_pres en t t,h t Gi lber t Laws on , with
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Coun ty o:f Hock ingha m , d id unla wful l y and
said
the
in
of t hls i n d , ct ment ,
store and ex ~ose for s a l e ,
felo ni ous ly manu fa ct ure , sell , of f er , k e ep ,
rt ise and r ecei v e orde rs
g ive awa c , d i s pens e , t rans port , soli c i t , adve
say that t he said Gilb ert
for arde nt spi r it s; and the juro rs fur ther
, 19 23 , c onvic t ed of
Laws on was here tofo re on t he 28 th day of June
ealth o f Vir gini a , in t he
viol atin g t he Proh ibi tion Laws of t he Cor:i monw
, and then and th ere was
Ci rcu it Cour t of rloc~ cingh am Co unty , Virg inia
ars and to s erv e for a
s ente nced to pay a fi!1e of Two Hund red Doll
pea c e a nd u.ign ity of t he
_p erio d of f our mon ths in jail , aga. inst t he
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Commonw e al t h of Vi r gini a .
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The juro rs afore said. .. upon thei r oath s afor esai
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that Gilb ert Laws on, wi hin one
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and f e loni ousl y h a v e in his pos sess ion ard en t
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said Gilb ert .La wson was here tof oi· e on the 28t
of J une , 192 , conv icte d of v io l a ti ng t he
>rohi bi tion Laws of t he
t of Hoc k ingh rn Coun ty ,
Commonwea l th of Virg inia , in t he Ci r c ui t Cour
to ·pa a fine of '.i1wo Hund red
Virg inia , and t hen and t her e wa s se n t ence d
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t ha t t he sa.id lrilb ert .Laws on wa s her et ofor e
1923 , c onvi cted of v iola t ~ng t he
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If you find the accused, Gilbert Lawson, not guilty,
you will say so and mo more.
If y ou find him guilty as charged in the indict ment,
then y ou will ooy so and ascertain his punishment b y confine ment
in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more
than five years, or, in y our discretion, by confinemen t
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ardent spirits and, their contai ners and
vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize such
bring the same and the person or perother things appare ntly possessed or used in violation of law, and
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sons, in whose possessidn they are found, and also any person resistin
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manne r hinder ing or delaying you in the execution of this warra
to law; and make return of this warra nt
jurisdiction of the case. to be disposed of and dealt with according
ent and sufficient description of the
showing all acts and things done thereu nder, with ~ partic ular statem
if any, and if not found in the possesthings seized and the name of the pen;on in whose possession found,
warra nt and the return thereof, as resion of any one, so state in your return , and post a true copy of this
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If only Ardent Spi r its a nd contain ers be seized,
the Magistrate shall fix a time not less than IO
nor more than 30 d ays from the date of return, for
the h earing of said return. If n o claim a nt appear,
the Ardent Sp i r its an d a rticles are to b e forfeit ed
to Comm onweaLth. Any p erson cla iming any of
sam e must fil e a written claim s tating p ar ticu larly
the cha r ac t er a nd ex ten t of his i n t er es t t h erein,
whereupon the Magist ra te sh all ce r ti fy ithe warrant, w ~itten claim and a rticles claim ed, t o t he
Circuit o r Co rp ora tion Cou r t, as t he case may b e,
for d et e r m ina tion, and declare t he unclaim ed arti cles forfe ited.
2.
If still, still c ap, worm, tubs, h eater, f ermen t ers,
or a ny appliance con n ected with a stili and used ,
or m as h o r other subs t ance capable of being u sed,
in the m anufacture of A rd ent Spi r i ts, be seized,
t he mas h (aft e r t aking a sam p le) shall be d es t roy ed, a nd th e facts a nd a rticl «!\5 seized reported
t o the P ro hibition Commissione r a nd Comm o nwealth's Attorney. (A copy of this wa r ran t and
proper return will be a su ff iciepit notice a nd r ep ort.) Ardent Spirits a n d cont ai ner s dispo's ed of
as i n No. I ab oYe.
3. If Ardent Spirits are being transp orted in an a u tomobile, boa t , wagon , buggy, .or other v ehicle, the
Ardent Spirits a nd containers shall b e preserved
and the vehicle shall b e delivered ,t o the Sergeant
of the City, the fact s ·reported to the Prohi bition
Commissione r and Commonwea lth's Attorney and
Ardent Spirits and containers disposed of as provided in No. 1 ab ove. (A copy of this warrant and
proper return will be a sufficen.t report.)
4. A cop:: of this warrant and the return thereon
must be post ed at the front door of the house, or
on the door of the r oom, or on the premises at
the place ,t he Ardent Spirits may be found.
See Sections 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23
Acts of Assembly, 1918, Page 578.
1-2,
57 a nd 57
The following named officers and persons assis t ed
me in t he e xecution of this warrant:
Commo,n wealth of Virginia
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a nd other thi ngs therein found (and arresting t he
abO\·e named person found in possession thereo f ) a n d
by p os ti ng a true copy of this warrant a nd the r e tu rn
hereo n on the ..................................................., ...................... .
(Here say . place, house, room, boat,
a uto or baggage, or as case may be )
as front door of h ouse, door of room or premises)
Descripti;f of Ardent Spirits and other thi ngs
T his matter set for h earing o n the .. . . . ... .. d ay
of .. . . .... .. : . . . . ... , 192 ••.•
N o cl aim of ow nership or interest i n any of t he
said t hi ngs seized h aving been filed h erei n in compliance with the l aw, the same a r e hereby adju dge<:!
and declared confisca t ed a nd forfei ted to th e Com monweal th•.
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particularly described, are hereby certified to the
•...... . ........ . . Court of this . . ____________ for d etermination' and the said things unclaimed are hereby
adjudged and declared co,nfi,sca ted and forfeited to
the Comm onwealth.
Given under my hand this ..... , __ ,·---- · . . . day of
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NOTE.-Unle ss warrant issued for Ardent Spirits
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be returned to the jurisdiction from which issued. If
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1916-1933
Identifier
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Pro001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Commonwealth v. Gilbert Lawson
Description
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Felony; Guilty
Subject
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Felony
guilty
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1924
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RcPr-box4-025
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Lawson
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COMMO WE· T
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The grand j ur ors in and for the bod
of Roc ki ngham and now a t t end.ing said c ot1r
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of said coun y
at it-s Octobe r term,
Arc h La wson , wi hin
next _prior to the fin d ing of t hi
ind i ctment , in t he
said c ounty of Rocking ham , did unlawf ull~ and felo iousl
manufa cture, se
, offer , kee , sore and e:x ose for sale, give
awa ' , dispen se , tr anspor t, so icit•, advert ise and receive
orders for ar d nt spiri s, agains t t he peace and di gni t
the Comr.ionweal t h of Virgin ia, and
t he said
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juro rs furt h er sa' t ha
rch L wson was hereto fore on the 29th da, o
923, convic ted of viola t in
of
J une,
th., Prohi i t i on Laws of t he Com-
monwea l h of Vi r inia , in the \,; ircuit Oour
t1nt y , Virgin ia, and then and
fine of t hree hundr d fif y do
of Roc}(:in gham
here wa s sent enced. to pay
ar s and t o serve f or a
eri od
of four mont hs in ·ai •
The ·urors aforesa id u.:pon
f ur t her
heir oaths af resaid do
resent tha t Arch L wson , wi hin one
o t he finding of t hi
indictm ent , in
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s piri s , agains t the
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Virgin ia, and the jurors
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r c h L ws on was he r e to f or e on t he 29t h da• of J une , 192 3 , convie ed of v io l a ing t h
Prohi bit ion La ws of t he Commonwealth of
Virgin ia , in t he Circui t Court of Rock i ngham
and t hen and
fift
here was sen en ced t o pa y a fine of
dol ar s and to serve for a
And the
fur t her presen t
he findin g of
oan t y , Virgin ia
hree hundr ed
riod of four months i n ·ail.
uro s afo esaid upon the i r o t hs af oresa id do
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r ch L wean , wi t hin one yearn xt
his ind i c t ment , i n
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��did unlawfu lly and feloniou sly receive a rdent s p irits, a ga inst
the p eac e and d ignit y of the Common we a lth of Virgini a , and the
jurors further say that the s a i d Arch Lawso n was heretofo re,
on the 29th d ay of J une, 192'-' , co nv ic t ed of violatin g the Prohibition Laws of the Commo nwealth of Virginia , in the Circuit
Court of Rock ingham County, Virgini a, and then and there was
sentence d to pay a fi n e of three hundred f ifty dollars and to
serve f or a p eri od of four months in jail.
This i nd ictme n t is found on the testimon y of C. W,. Dove,
Johns . Funk ,
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not gui lty ,
If you fi nd the acc use d, Arc h Law son,
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the ind ictIf you find him gui lty as cha rge d in
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fine men t i n the pen iten tiar y f or a per
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exc eed i ng fi ve hun than twe lve mont hs, and by a fine not
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shall mak e defa ult in the perf orm ance of the
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COMMONWEAL TH OF VIRGINIA, }
TO WIT :
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,
These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprering before me, or some other Justice of the said County, the body of the said.- - - - - --
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To the Sheriff of Reekin~ County , Greeting :
You, are hereby commandecl to summon ...
to appear before the Judge of' the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court
. .. ,;?,,'ii::............day of ~ . .... 19d0..-q
House thereof~ at 10 o'clock, a . m., on the
to testif y and the truth to say in b ehalf of the Commonwealth against .
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who stands ch~;.;1~· with and indicted fo r a f elony
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News-Reco rd , Harrisonbur~. Va .
��In the Name of the Common wealth of Virginia=~ ~
To the Sheriff of ~ a m County, Greeting:
You are h ereby com1nanded to sum,mon ......................... .. .
to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham , County, at the Court
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Title
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
Text
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Arch Lawson
Description
An account of the resource
Felony; Guilty
Subject
The topic of the resource
Felony
guilty
2nd offense
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1924
Rights
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
Identifier
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RcPr-box4-024
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
Lawson
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0f6d94e5716d25794f2b45a01d2ff462.pdf
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CO Wl'Y OP ?..O C:CC I JG' · 1~;: , to - wit :
I n the Cir cuit Co urt oi' S:1id County ;
The gr ana_ juro ns in an· for t he body of said_ Co unty of
Roc}:: ingham and now a tten ding said Court at i t s BebruartJ term ,
1 923 , upon their oat h s, do _ftresBut
t ha t Jo hn Lawson , Jr .,
with dm one year next prior to the fiudi1.g of this indict_ent ,
i n the s id County of : oc kingham , did unl.6.wful l y manufa ct ure ,
sell , offer ,
transport ,
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Co mmonwealth of Virgi nia.
The jurors aforesaid u on their oaths aforesaid do
further present t hat John Lawson , Jr . , within one year next
)rior to the fincling of this indi ctmen t in t he
ra id County
of Roe Kingham did unlawfully have in hi s pos s e ssion a st ill ,
sti ll c ap , wor • , tub , fern enter , 1:::,nd. other a. ppl iances
conne cted v1i th and used in the operation of a still , with out
having the ran e r cg is t er ed as required by law , ag inst the
peace and dignity of the Corn.onwealth of Vir ginia .
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
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The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1916-1933
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Pro001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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Commonwealth v. John Lawson Jr.
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Misdemeanor; Guilty
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Misdemeanor
guilty
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1923
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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Lawson
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Police Officers and Constables of the State of
To the Prohibition Inspec tors, Sheriffs, Sergeants, and all
Virgi nia-G reetin g:
nces connected with such still and used, and
(b) A still, still cap, worm, tubs, ferme nters and other applia
of Arden t Spirit s, are unlawfully
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mash and other substa nces, capab le of being used, in w _
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, concealed, used, sold, and unlawfully trans(c) Arden t Spirit s are being unlawfully kept, held, stored
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ported in certai n bagga ge or a certai n vehicle, to-wit: a certai
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And there being reasonable cause for such belief:
ONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, to comTHES E ARE, THER EFOR E, IN THE NAME OF THE COMM
ce, to sea:rich the house, place, baggage, boat or
mand you, with all necessary and prope r speed and a ssistan
such arden t spirit s and, their conta iners and
vehicle herein designated, either in day or night, and seize
law, and bring the same and the person or perother things appar ently possessed or used in violation of
resisting, impeding, obstvucting, or fo any
sons, in whu<,e possessidn they are found, and also any person
warra nt before me, or some other officer havin g
mann er hindering· or delaying you in the execution of this
ing to law; and make return of this warra nt
jurisd iction of the case, to be disposed of and dealt with accord
ular statem ent and sufficient description of the
showing all acts and things done thereu nder, with~ partic
found, if any, and if not found in the possesthings seized and the name of the pen,on in whose possession
of this warra nt and the return thereof, as resion of any one, so state in your return , and post a true copy
quired by law.
Given under my hand and seal this_2 _-Z.: __ day
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DIRECTION S
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If onl y Ard ent Spirits and con t ainers be seized ,
th e Magist rate shall fix a time pot l ess than 10
nor more than 30 days from the date of return; fo r
the hearing of said return. If no claiman t app ear,
the Ardent S pirits and ar t icles are to b e forfeited
t o Commonwealth. Any p erson claiming a ny . of
same must fil e a wri tte n claim s t ating p ar ticularly
t he character and ex ten t. of hi s i nterest t here in,
whereupon the Magis t rate shall .c ertify the warrant, w ritten claim and ar ticles cl aimed , to the
Circui t or Corporation Court, as th e case m ay be,
for determinati on, and declare the unclaimed articl es forfei ted.
If still, still cap. worm, tub s, heater, f erm en ters,
or any appliance connected with a still and u,s ed,or mash or other substance cap able of being u sed,
in the manufac,tu re of Ardent Spiri ts, be seized,
t he mash (after t ak ing a sample) shall be dest royed, and th e fact s and ar ticle,s sei zed reported
to t he P ro hibiti o n Commissioner and Commonwealth's Attorney. (A copy of this w arran t and
p roper return will b e a su ff icie;nt notice a nd report.) Ardent Spirits and co ntainers disposed of
as in No. 1 above.
3. If Ard ent Spirits are b eing tran spor ted in an aut omobile, b oat , wagon. buggy, o r other veh icle, t h e
Ard ent Spir its an d containers shall b e prese rv ed
and th e vehicle shall b e delivered t o th e Sergeant
of the Ci ty, the facts reported to t h e Prohibition
Commtssioner and Commonwealth' s Atto rney a nd
Ard ent Spirits and containers di sposed of as prov ided in No. 1 ab ove. (A copy of this w a rrant and
p roper return w ill be a sufficent repo rt.)
vVARRANT TO SEARCH FOR ARDENT
SPIRITS, ETC ..
The followin g named officers and p ersons assi s t ed
me i n the execution of this warrant:
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and by seizi ng the follow i ng descr ibed Ard en t Spirits
and other things th erei n found (and arresting t he
· aboY·e named person found in p ossessio n thereof) and
by p os ting a true copy of this warra nt and th e retu rn
here on on the
(Here say place , house, room, boat,
auto or baggage. or as case may be)
as front door of house. door of room or premises) ·
Description of Ardent Spirits and other t hin gs
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No claim of ownership or in terest in any of t h e
sa. d things. seized h aving been file d herein in compliance wit h 't he l aw, t he same a re hereby adjudg ed
an declared confisc a ted and ·f o rfeited to the C omm nwealth.
Given u n der my hand this . .. . ... .. . ...... .. day
of .. .. .. .. ·; ......... . , 192 •.• .
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to cert ai n of th e said things herein seized. this
wa: -rant, tl:ie said claim an d the things in the claim
p articularly de~cribed, are h ereby certified t o th e
. . . .. ........ .. _. .. Court of this .. ___ _________ for detel nina tion ' and the -said things un claim ed are hereby
ad judged a nd d eclared confiscated a n d forfei tecl to
t he\ CommonweaHh .
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4. A co p,; of this war rant and the return thereon
mu st be posted at the fro nt doo r of the house, or
on the d oor of the room, or on the prem i'ses at
the place t he Ardent Spirits may be found .
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See Sections 21 1-2, 22, 23, 23 1-2, 57 and 57 1- 2.
Ac ts o f Assembly, 1918, Page 578.
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--;;IOTE.-Unles s warrant issued for Ardent Spirits
bei g transported in vehicle, boat or b aggage. it i s t o
be eturned to the jurisdiction from which issued. If
isst ed for Ardent Spirits so transported, it can 1e
ex utod in any part of the State, aI,l d r e turned to
an:i, · justice in ' any county or city th rough which
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Dollars of like good and lavdul money, to be
respectiv ely made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenement s,
and they
severally waived the benefit of their Homeste ad Exempti on as to this obligatio n, and also waived
any
claim or right to discharge any liability to the Common wealth arising under this recogniza
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To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting:
t o rtpµ enr before the Ju,dge of the Circuit Court!
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Title
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Title
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Commonwealth v. Gilbert Lawson
Description
An account of the resource
Misdemeanor; Guilty
Subject
The topic of the resource
Misdemeanor
guilty
search warrant
manufacture
sell
offer
transport
dispense
advertise
receive order for ardent spirits
Contributor
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1923
Rights
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
Identifier
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RcPr-box3-024
Format
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PDF
Source
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Publisher
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JMU Libraries
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Title
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Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the <strong>Rockingham County Circuit Court</strong> from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant. <br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Subject
The topic of the resource
Prohibition--History
Prohibition--Government policy--United States
Prohibition--Virginia--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--History
Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1916-1933
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Pro001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits </a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a>
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Commonwealth v. Arch Lawson and Lucy Lawson
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Misdemeanor; Guilty
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Misdemeanor
guilty
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Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre
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1923
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RcPr-box3-023
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PDF
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#140 - Lawson , Arthur - Estate
Number of Acres: 30
Location:
i.long Beldor Road .
Roads:
One and one-half miles over fair dirt road to Swift Run ;
thence four miles to Elkton .
Soil:
Sandy clay of good depth and fair fertility with very little
rock . Moderate to gentle slopes; southeast and southwest
exposure .
History of Tract and condition of timber: A large portion
of the tract was cleared
many years ago , grazed since .
The wooded area has been cut o
over repeatedly . The present stand consists of mixed oaks and
white pine from 2'' to Stt DBH, some being larger .
Improvements:
{See reverse side)
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
8
$5 . 00
$40 . 00
17
25 . 00
425 . 00
5
30 . 00
@
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking: .
Cultivated Land:
150 . 00
:;,1615 . 00
30
Orchard:
575 . 00
Minerals:
Value of Land: $510 . 00
Value of Improvements: l,7 5 . 00
50 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
25 . 00
$1265 . 00
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood : $ 25. 00
Value per acre for tract : $ 42 . 16
focidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
~ /(Pn ' CLERK.
�.
IMPROVEMENTS:
Dwelling: Frame, 17x23', kitchen 14xl6x8', met a l roof, 5
rooms, porch 6xl4', paper roof, 2 story, ceiled, fair condition ,
occupied by owner, spring.
Stable: Frame, 16x20xl2' , shin~le roof, fair condition .
~pen: Frame, 7xl6x5', pa per roof, good condition .
~ranary: Log, 8xl2x6', paper roof, poor condition .
2 ~hen houses: Frame, 8xl0x6', metal roof, poor condition .
Spring house:
Frame, 8xl0x7', metal roof, fair condition .
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�Claim of ______________________________________________________________________________ _
In the Circuit Court oL_...B.o.!lk:.Ln.gham___________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ Geo., L ~L,.iwso ' s heirs_ and Lul R_ B._Lm'v son _______________________ _
For 51 Rcres.
more or less, of land in- R-G- eJ:;.i-:afrl:iam- ------ _______ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court ofB..o_ckin h; rn... ____________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
. ________________________________________________
Lula B. L"'w son
___________________ _
My name IS
My post office address is _____Swi-:&-t - -Ru:R- +iF-[-i-:a-:i.--a---------------------------1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ __ ~-~----- _______ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements :___ b..a~nc_e ll_a r..:-_hQll_s.e ... J~__ b._EU.1b...9JlS~_:;i .. .d.~1.r.l:-----------g r c na ry and wago n shed
· 1an d IS
· 1oca t ed a b ou t __·__________
e1 i ve
El k t on
v·Irg1ma,
·- m
·
m1-1es f rom_____________________________
Tlus
thes-t-3 ne-ws-1-l ----Magistetial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
_I _ Bm_ t he_ wido w_ of_ Ge o . L . Law s on wh o _died inte s t a te, lea ving ___________ _
widow and. t hre e chi l dren. I cla im my do wer in s a id L .. n d
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
Nor th ---:t1rrn1t3--1a~vso11 --1ITI.n.- -0t1rgr--s---------------------------------------- --South ____ l).."J..h.ie.l-..C.O.llle.r-- n.d. - L.i.nni.e -LP..w.s.o.n... ______________________________ _
---i~n°~~1c1~: !na..-
0
East
others . ---------------------------------------------West ______________________________________________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _]._~~Q____ in the
following manner:
-rrilre~1.---teu-sw..1e-1:ry-11ea-i-h-vf-my-trastran u-01r0~1,- ;t B~1so11 --------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--€d-&G. -GG-----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or pa:r:~el of land with the improvements thereon is $-~=h§Q !. Q_Q ______ .
I am the owner oL_ 00 ___________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks·-------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------- ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and ~J-rk atijched hereto) this ___~~~---------day
of_ ___ ~.---1%1---, 1 9 ~
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ _F_q_ gt..j_!}.g_h~IP:_ --------~--, To-wit:
':k..,u,f--.a..._Q_!l,_~-----
The undersigned hereby certifies thaL---: =-,u-1:a--B-;-I.r~wso-n-------~-------------------the above named claimant personally appearea 1:Jefore7um ancl made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this ___ ~r.d.----------day of_ __ ;i~b .. --1 9.Sl-.--, 19afi~ ,a
~
_lf_/l_~fl__~~--~{!_ ________ _
Clerk of the Court, or ecial Investigator or
Notary Public, or J us ce of the Peace.
'/2 J
�Claim of ______________________________________________________________________________ _
In the Circuit Court oL_~crtn1'."1'FT.!f ___________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on~Conservaf10n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ______1.ulB~_B ~1- w..sn.n_ _____________________________________________________ _
for 31 Ac r e s
more or less, of land in __ R:-o-ek-i:-i'l~ro------- _______ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the p-euhon of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL_B,.o..ck.ing.ham.... __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
___________________________________________ _
· ________________________
Lula B. Laws on
My name 1s
My post office address is ______ -&\-~i-f-t - -:::tUR- -¥-i rg-ir1-ia---------------- ---------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing abouL_ --31 __________ ·___ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: ___ _No__bu.ilding.s... _______________________________________ _
· 1an d 1s
· 1oca t e d a b ou t ____________
m1·1 es f rom ______
fi~ e
·______________________ v·1rg1ma,
Tl11s
El ::.~ton
·· m
·
the ___S-t-o-n-e-w-a-1-l--Magisteria l District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above. )·
_ I _am _so le_ owne r __ of said _ land ------- - ------------------------ ----------------
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
Nor th ---L-tnrrre- Iiaw1:rcrn ----·------------------- ------------------------ -------South ____ -I)an.ial. - Co.ll.i..e.r - -e~Rd- ....o.th@r.s...--------------- ----- - - -----------------East ____ Henry _..:ihiilett _and _others_________________________________________ _
West----- -B-s t-a-te--of- -0- e-o-. ?. -B ugh-e-r---------------- ------------------------- -I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year l91.5_ ____ in the
following manner:
By pa r--ti t1o n
-erf: myfa~he r r- s "'G'e o . T .l3auglie r- crec .------------ -----------------
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $---1-aoo. OO----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_1l5_!2Q__-_QQ______ ,
I am the owner of_ ____ 00 ________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Ren1arks·------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- -----------
------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____~!'A. _______ day
Zd a___l:1._ __ ~ -~ ~-----
of ____.t'eb-. ~-9-3:l-,-----, 1 9 ~
sTATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ ll_QcK:Lug_h1;1m_ ___________ , To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ f i1-T1"~--i - ...-,:r'J;l:g-(Jrf;·---------------- ----------the above named claimant personally appeare'<r-nefor~411m ana. made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
A1~~,cµ·r. -~- 2'p _________ _
this-- -5..!!d------------day of ___ :p,e.e -,--1 9-3-1JY'
Clerk of the Court, or S ecial Investigator or
Notary Public, or Justi e of the Peace.
I
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES
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lawson-arthur-estate.pdf
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Lawson, Arthur Estate
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Beldor Rd
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Tract(s): 140
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PDF
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Lawson
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Claim of ______________________________________________________________________________ _
In the Circuit Court oL_...B.o.!lk:.Ln.gham___________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ Geo., L ~L,.iwso ' s heirs_ and Lul R_ B._Lm'v son _______________________ _
For 51 Rcres.
more or less, of land in- R-G- eJ:;.i-:afrl:iam- ------ _______ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court ofB..o_ckin h; rn... ____________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
. ________________________________________________
Lula B. L"'w son
___________________ _
My name IS
My post office address is _____Swi-:&-t - -Ru:R- +iF-[-i-:a-:i.--a---------------------------1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ __ ~-~----- _______ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements :___ b..a~nc_e ll_a r..:-_hQll_s.e ... J~__ b._EU.1b...9JlS~_:;i .. .d.~1.r.l:-----------g r c na ry and wago n shed
· 1an d IS
· 1oca t ed a b ou t __·__________
e1 i ve
El k t on
v·Irg1ma,
·- m
·
m1-1es f rom_____________________________
Tlus
thes-t-3 ne-ws-1-l ----Magistetial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
_I _ Bm_ t he_ wido w_ of_ Ge o . L . Law s on wh o _died inte s t a te, lea ving ___________ _
widow and. t hre e chi l dren. I cla im my do wer in s a id L .. n d
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
Nor th ---:t1rrn1t3--1a~vso11 --1ITI.n.- -0t1rgr--s---------------------------------------- --South ____ l).."J..h.ie.l-..C.O.llle.r-- n.d. - L.i.nni.e -LP..w.s.o.n... ______________________________ _
---i~n°~~1c1~: !na..-
0
East
others . ---------------------------------------------West ______________________________________________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _]._~~Q____ in the
following manner:
-rrilre~1.---teu-sw..1e-1:ry-11ea-i-h-vf-my-trastran u-01r0~1,- ;t B~1so11 --------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--€d-&G. -GG-----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or pa:r:~el of land with the improvements thereon is $-~=h§Q !. Q_Q ______ .
I am the owner oL_ 00 ___________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks·-------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------- ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and ~J-rk atijched hereto) this ___~~~---------day
of_ ___ ~.---1%1---, 1 9 ~
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ _F_q_ gt..j_!}.g_h~IP:_ --------~--, To-wit:
':k..,u,f--.a..._Q_!l,_~-----
The undersigned hereby certifies thaL---: =-,u-1:a--B-;-I.r~wso-n-------~-------------------the above named claimant personally appearea 1:Jefore7um ancl made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this ___ ~r.d.----------day of_ __ ;i~b .. --1 9.Sl-.--, 19afi~ ,a
~
_lf_/l_~fl__~~--~{!_ ________ _
Clerk of the Court, or ecial Investigator or
Notary Public, or J us ce of the Peace.
'/2 J
�Claim of ______________________________________________________________________________ _
In the Circuit Court oL_~crtn1'."1'FT.!f ___________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on~Conservaf10n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ______1.ulB~_B ~1- w..sn.n_ _____________________________________________________ _
for 31 Ac r e s
more or less, of land in __ R:-o-ek-i:-i'l~ro------- _______ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the p-euhon of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL_B,.o..ck.ing.ham.... __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
___________________________________________ _
· ________________________
Lula B. Laws on
My name 1s
My post office address is ______ -&\-~i-f-t - -:::tUR- -¥-i rg-ir1-ia---------------- ---------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing abouL_ --31 __________ ·___ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: ___ _No__bu.ilding.s... _______________________________________ _
· 1an d 1s
· 1oca t e d a b ou t ____________
m1·1 es f rom ______
fi~ e
·______________________ v·1rg1ma,
Tl11s
El ::.~ton
·· m
·
the ___S-t-o-n-e-w-a-1-l--Magisteria l District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above. )·
_ I _am _so le_ owne r __ of said _ land ------- - ------------------------ ----------------
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
Nor th ---L-tnrrre- Iiaw1:rcrn ----·------------------- ------------------------ -------South ____ -I)an.ial. - Co.ll.i..e.r - -e~Rd- ....o.th@r.s...--------------- ----- - - -----------------East ____ Henry _..:ihiilett _and _others_________________________________________ _
West----- -B-s t-a-te--of- -0- e-o-. ?. -B ugh-e-r---------------- ------------------------- -I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year l91.5_ ____ in the
following manner:
By pa r--ti t1o n
-erf: myfa~he r r- s "'G'e o . T .l3auglie r- crec .------------ -----------------
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $---1-aoo. OO----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_1l5_!2Q__-_QQ______ ,
I am the owner of_ ____ 00 ________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Ren1arks·------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- -----------
------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____~!'A. _______ day
Zd a___l:1._ __ ~ -~ ~-----
of ____.t'eb-. ~-9-3:l-,-----, 1 9 ~
sTATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ ll_QcK:Lug_h1;1m_ ___________ , To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ f i1-T1"~--i - ...-,:r'J;l:g-(Jrf;·---------------- ----------the above named claimant personally appeare'<r-nefor~411m ana. made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
A1~~,cµ·r. -~- 2'p _________ _
this-- -5..!!d------------day of ___ :p,e.e -,--1 9-3-1JY'
Clerk of the Court, or S ecial Investigator or
Notary Public, or Justi e of the Peace.
I
�
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Title
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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lawson-george-l-heirs-lula-b-lawson.pdf
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Lawson, George & Lula Heirs
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Swift Run
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY'-"'
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#113 - Lawso n, Georg es .
Number of Acres:
32
Entire ly within the Park area .
Location: swift Run .
Roads:
Spotts wood Trail , hard surfac e , 2¾ miles to Elkton , neare st
shippi ng point .
Soil:
Slope type , sandy loam, N.E. expos ure, fairly thin . The
tillab le land on this tract has a fair depth of fertil ity
and is level and fairly free from rocks .
The merch antabl e saw timber has been
History of Tract and condition of timber:
remov ed from this tract; the remai ning stand consi sts of
small oaks and some scrub pine .
DWELLING- ---Fra me, 12x29 1 , 3 rooms , ceiled , metal
IMPROVEMENTS:
water
roof , 1 story, condi ti on, fair -- -occu pied by owner . Spring
fair .
tion
1
condi
roof,
Japer
,
xl2
ll.x20
,
e
supply .----S TABLE -- - --Fram 1
PEN-HOG
-.fair
ition
·cond
,
~EAT HOUSE: -- Frame i 6x8x6 , paper roof ---COR N HOUSE -- --Fram e,
1
fairtion
condi
,
Ox5
4x
.mtJID;)XCnumts:.: Frame
HEN HOIBE - ----Fr ame, 6x8x8 1 ,
7xl0x7 1 , shingl e r9of , condi.tion fair .
shing le roof , condi tion fair
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Total Value
Value per acre
Acreage
Ridge:
Slope:
24
$5 . 00
$120 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking: -- - - 2
@
15 . 00
30 . 00
Cultivated Land: --- -
@
35 . 00
210 . 00
$360 . 00
6
32
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 360 . 00
485 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 485 .oo
Value of Orchard: $
50 . 00
50 • 0 0
50 . 00
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Valueo fWood: $ 50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
~~945 .oo
.29 • 53
Incidental damages arising from the.laki ng of this tract: $
None
CLERK
�~
__ . , /~------------------------------- -----Claim of____
In the Circuit Court oL __ ~ ___ County, Virginia, N o. Lf-1L'.l___ , At Law.
The State Commission on C~~;;;~;t£n--;~d-.D~velopment of the State of Virginia, Peti~--~~- ~
- 4 - ~ - -~
tioner, vs. __fe_CL.4:4.~- ~
o!:.n!~:_ -----~
-----County, Virginia, Defendants.-------~
more-o-:-f..s,
The undersigned, in a n s w e r ~ of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL_ __________ __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said etition and to said notice.
My name is _________ ___ __d,L~-d?2.-. ---- ----7-------------- -- -------g_.________________ ,
My post office address is ___ __ _~J:t;--~ ~/[~
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parce( of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ______ 3_..2.i _______ acres, on which there are the following
-~ 1 1 ~
buildings and improvements=---~ ~-~
-- ~--~ -~--'~:;r--,-~ ~;::::-ur
~4~
~~~~
~~~--------Virgima, m
his and is loca~~-f,----m.1les from _________ _:_~
__ Magisterial District of said County.
the~
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of Jand described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above. )
------ &4:/___ ~ ~-------- -- --- - ------------------------- - ------------ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
.O ~--- - ---------- - -----------North_; ~ - ; , ~~ L~ ~
%/2: --~ Pl1-v'
South~
---M_/__~-- . - d / ~-1_~---------------~
East ___ ~
I
JJ ~---------------------------------ac;i::~!-Zt1;,:!:t::::~~~~:;~ ~!';:~~~~~;~-;~~
following manner:
------? -~
-~
--~ -~ --~ ~~
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-1&,_.Q.fV:'. ~~17,I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $l k_f'"£. ..~-------·
I am the owner oL ______".h,p______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----- - ------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks:
_& _! r ~--~ ~-~;rkt;CP__~-~
-~ ~..a.-~
_zr2~-~ ~-~ ~-~
: : t / u _ ~=-_ L J _ ~ ~ -'¼.- ~
-~
- ~ - ~ ~ -~ - 4
at;~~~~~~~~~:~1:
z________
day
Witnes~) w signature (or my name and mark attached ~to) this _____
---- - - - - ____ _ . __ ___ ~ -~
of_ _______~ ~ - , 193p.
_ _ ____ _ ---------, To-wit.
STATE OF VIRGffiIA, COUNTY OF___
-------------The undersigned hereby certifies that__ ~ ~ d -- ~
the above named claimant personally appeared before llim and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
7-_________ day
q_A j' / 0 1
this _______
~I
/ '
oL- ~
-, 193~.
c1~~i-~£~
WF.
u--.
,,A-,
1rfJCs;~ -f7;;~~~;-~;
Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
�1
Filed in the Clerk's Office
Roekingham County, Va.
1r.r;1
FE.f.lu
~VI
----- --Cl erk
�County: Rocking}. :....m
Distric~! s tonewall
£113
Acreage Claimed:
Value Claimed:
32
•
Lawson
Geo. G.
Assessed 30 • •
1600.
H
Deed
irl80.00
1.00
II
~
.....
Loe tion:
Swift Run .
31.
...
r
.
~go
(1914)
{1925)
.
•
~ntirely within the 1ark area .
lncumbran ces , counter claims or laps:
l 1one known •
•aope type, nandy loam, :1 . r:. ex.t:losux·e, fairly thin . *!he
tillable land on thic tr· ct has a f._ ir cleyit,. of rertili ty
ana is lev 1 ~nd f· irly free from rocks.
Boo.ds:
pots .ood Trn.11 hard o rft.. oo, . . . : miles to . . , lkton, nearest s .
sh1p 1 ihg point .
History of tr"'ct a d c ondition ')f timber:
Tho merchanta ble saw timber
h s been re. ·ov d from this tr o t tl1e reni.aininc st nd oonsisto of
small oaks and some scrub pine .
about 2 eds. fuel rood per A. on 2? o.orec
·1.00 per od. C54.00
Ir!1J?rovemen ts:
Dvelling, :'rarne 12x 9, 5 rooms, ceiled, metal roof,
l t.iory, condition f ir, oocu .1cd b, m nor, srring wo. ter li
supply. Value ---- ·-·--·---- --------- --------- ---- ~200 .00
stable, .•:rumo llx O xl2, paper roof, oondi tion
fair. ~~-~---~- ~~--~~--- ~-·~--~~~ ~----~---- ---~--~-65.00
!eat house, Frame ox8x6, par or roof, condition
fair.-~~~-~~--~-~~------~--------~----~~--·-~-~~~Hog pen, 1:-'rame 4xl0xr:;,
condition fe.ir --------- -Corn house, ~raree ?x10x7, shingle roo~, condition
20.00
5.00
fair.
----------- ~~------~ --~--~~-- ---~~-~-- ~----Hen house, Frame 6x8x8, shingle
roof', cond. fair-=------=-__,...,,,....
Value of land b:£ types:
T
Value
croaao
0
,:> OP E
Tillable
'Fr .
.12er c.cre
.' 10.00
45.00
24
0
2
10.00
32
Total
Total
Total
UJJ,f_S. Value
Total
value
value
value
of i.g.
v~lue
of land
of improveme nts
of timer
fruit trees /..Jf.
of tract
Average value per ucre
Totc.1
Value
.
240 . 00
2?0 . 00
20 . 00
530 .60
~,.530 .00
325.00
54.00
30.00
·939 . 00
27 . 34
II;,
�'
}113 - La.~ son , Geo .
aunty: . . ,ockincham
Jistrict : Stone,all
N
L"""(', ";_ T::)
SloJe - ~illable
Restocking
"":.cale - l" - 20 ch~. . ins
•
5S1
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES
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lawson-george-s.pdf
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Lawson, George S.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Swift Run
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Tract(s): 113
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Lawson
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF
f,f._,Mif}.,!!!ft/
O1 VNER
#124 - Lawson, Malinda
53
Number of Acres:
On Sunny Ridge near Sandy Bottom
Location:
Roads:
One~h alf mile of fair dirt road to Spotswoo d Trail, near
Swift Run ; thence four miles to Elkton .
Soil:
Sandy clay of good depth and fair fertilit y, moderat ely rocky
southwe st exposure .
with moderat e slopes ;
Large portion of tract cleared many
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Most of cleared pory ears ago , gra:zed and cultivat ed for-~som etime .
growing up to sassanow
years
ten
tion has been neglecte d in the past
t times during the
differen
at
over
fras and locust . Wooded area cut
Present stand consists of mix ed oaks , hickory and poplar .
past .
Improvements:
None .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope: --
33
@
$5 . 00
$165 . 00
3
@
20 . 00
60 . 00
17
@
15 . 00
255 . 00
$480 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
53
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 480 .oo
Value of Improvements: $
130 . 00
Value of Orchard: $
50 . 00
$660 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
130 . 00
ValueofW ood: $ 50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
12 . 45
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None
~ -/ vV~ : CLERK
I
�County : noohinghum
Distri ct: stonew all
Jl24 -- Lawson , Malind a
.t... oreage
)loimed :
Assess ed: 53
Value Claime d:
Locatio n:
"
Deed: 53
"
"'240.0 0
Inheri ted.
On sunny ridge near Sandy Bottom .
rnoumb ranoes , col:!nte,r olaims or laps:
ilone known.
-
Sandy clay of good depth and f ,4 ir fertili ty, modera tely
Ro.ads:
one- half mile If fair dirt road to Spotswo od Trail near
Soil:
rooky with modera te slopes ; southw est exposu re,
Swift Bun; thence four miles to ~lkton .
Histor;v : o~ tract and condit ion Jf timber : Large portion of traot cleared
many years aog, grazed'. and cultiva ted for sometim e . Most
of cleared portion has been neglec ted in the past tu years
now growin g up into sassaf ras and locust . Wooded area out
over differe nt times during the past. Presen t stand consis ts
of mixed oaks , hickory and poplar . En.tire wooded portion
estima ted to cut 3,) cords of stavewo od, 25,000 bd. ft. of
lumber and an ave1·ug e o f 8 cords of fualwoo d per acre.
Improve !lfent~: None .
Timber : 25,000 bd . ft.
"
$4. oo
per M.
---$10 0.00
30 . 00
240 cords of fue l \vood ! 50¢ ----·- l?,0 . 00
30 oords of stavewo od a $1 . 00
~~~-
250 . 00
Va.-lue of .l and b , t:i;ees:
~
Slope
F g
F r
Value
per acre
.Aoreas e
33
-
$5. 00
3
15 , 00
7. 00
l?
53
Total V;.i lue of land
Total value of timber
Total value of : raot
Av·erac e value per aore
$329 . CO
250 . , 0
579 . 00
10 . 92
Total
Value
~U65,00
4.;.00
119.00
329. 00
�/124._,., L'.lHson, Lalinda
county: Rockinchum
Jistrict: Stonew~ll
J. Luther
l!aiden
11 .
_! .
~•
& C•
lilliams
s.
Jaugher
G . L. L
L . B . Lawson - -
Lulu. _ •
La\ son
J . _fonry
hifflett
Slope - t.rrazing
I estocking
Sc1le - l' - ~O ch~ins
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Title
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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lawson-malinda.pdf
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Lawson, Malinda
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Sunny Ridge
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
\
NAME OF (ID:...¥11\IANIDC OWNER
#105 - Lawson, Mary Jane
63
Number of Acres:
Swift Run .
Location:
Entirely within the Park area .
Roads:
Spotswood Trail , 2½ miles to Elkton, the nearest shipping point .
Soil:
Sandy loam, slope type, smooth gentle s lopes, thi n soil .
IDhe land along the highway i s fai-rly level and has a greater
depth of ferti l ity .
All merchantable saw timber has been
removed from this tract .
The remaining stand consists of
small scrub oaks and short leaf pine .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
DvVELLING : Frame , 14x33, 6 rooms , kitchen 10xl4x8 ',
metal and paper roof , l½ story, brick flues , condition poor, occupied
by owner .
Spring water supply .
SLAB SHED- - - 12xl6x8 1 , Board roof ,
condition fair .
Meat house- Frame - 10xlcixl0 1 , shingle roof , condition
Acreage and value of types: fair .
HEN HOUSE: Frame , 8xl2x8' ;.Shingle roof , cnndi tion fair . SPRING HOUSE- - - Frame , ox8x8Y , shingle roof .
Improvements:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
56
@
$5 . 00
6
:J)280
. 00
3
@
25 . 00
75 . 00
4
@
25 . 00
100 . 00
$455 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
63
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $
455 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 51 O. 00
$ 510 . ())())
50 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
165 . 00
ValueofWood: $ 165 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
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18 . 7 3
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
#119 - Lawson, Rose E .
Number of Acres:
Location:
Near Swift Run:
Roads:
Soil:
18.
Four miles over Spottswoo d Trail to Elkton .
Sandy clay of good depth and fertility ; moderate to steep
slopes ; northwest and s:.m thwes t exposures .
History of Tract and condition of timber :
Entire tract cleared many years ago;
grazed and cultivated since .
IMPROVFMENTS : DWELLING- -F r ame, 14x28 1 , kitchen 12xl4xl0 1 , 5 rooms ,
pap er roof , brick flues l½ story fair condition , occupied by owner .
Spring water supply ; soiid foundalio n .-- -BARN- --Frame , 26x28xl2 ', shingle roof , good condition .-- --GRANFJi.Y :--Frame , 10xl0x8 1 , shingle roof ,
imp:mv.em:en tsxx fair condi tion-- - - HEN HOUSE-- -Frame, 10x28x6 1 , paper
roof , fair condition - - ---SPRING HOUSE-- - -- - Frame , 8xl0x8 1 , paper roof ,
fair condition-----HOG PEN-- - - - Frame , 6xl2x5 1 , yaper roof , fair condition .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking: - Cultivated Land:
13
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$40 . 00
$520 . 00
2
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40 . 00
3
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50 . 00
150 . 00
$710 . 00
18
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 710 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 119 5 • 00
Value of Orchard: $
1195 . 00
100 . oo
100 . 00
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. 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 111.38
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
The State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
Petitioner
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins, &c
Respondents
On this the _7--day of Jantary, 1934, came Rosa E. Lawson and
Henry A. Williams , and on their motion, leave is given them to
file their petition, and the answer of Dlla Baugher to the said
petition, which answer is accordingly filed;
And it appearing to the Court that $2,005.00, the amount of
award set out in the jud~ent of condemnation for Tract No. 119,
heretofore paid into Court; and it appearing from the report of
the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed in this
cause and in the petition for judgment and condemnation heretofore
filed herein, that in the opinion of Petitioner, the said Rosa E.
Lawson and Henry A. Williams are invested with a superior or
better right or claim of title in am to said Tract No. 119; and
that the record of this cause does not show any denial or dispute
by any party 6r person in interest as to the said tract or to the
proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, except as to the
lien for $75.00 due Lula Baugher as fully set out in her answer;
and it further appearing unto the Court that all taxes due or
taxable upon said Tract No. 119 have been paid;
Upon Consideration
hereof, it is considered ard ordered by
the Court that of said sum of $2,006.00 paid into Court as just
compensation for said Tract No. 119, $1930.00 a part thereof be
paid to Rosa E. Lawson and Henry A. Williams, and $75.00, the
residue thereof, be paid to Lula Baugher, and the Clerk of this
Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to
the Treasurer of Virginia, whoshall pay to the said Roi~E . Lawson
and Henry A. Williams $1930.00; and pay to the said Lula Baugher
the sum of $75.00; the amount of award set out in the judgment of
�2.
condemnation of said tract of land, taking from said Rosa E.
Lawson, Henry A. Williams and Lula Baugher a receipt therefor and
certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate
entry thereof as re quired by law .
Enter :
~
Judge
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
The State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
Petitioner
vs .
Cassandra Lawson Atkins, &c
Respondents -
...
The petitioner, The State Commission on Conservation
and Development of the State of Virginia, on the
---day
of
December, 1933, having paid into Court the sum of Two Thousand
Five Dollars {$2,005 . 00), the amount of award set out in the
judgment of condemnation for Tract No . 119, the undersigned ,
Rosa E. Lawson and Henry A. Williams, hereby apply unto the
Court , or to the Judge thereof in vacation , for an order of
judgment for the distribution of said swn of $2 , 005 . 00, unto the
said Rosa E. Lawson and Henry A. Williams, on the ground that
it appears from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioner
heretofore filed and the said petition for judgment and condemnation, that the undersigned, in the opinion of petitioner, are
invested with the superior or better right or claim of title in
and to the said Tract of land No . 119, and, therefore, to the
proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and are entitled
to receive the proceeds arising from the exappropriat ion of
said Tract No . 119;
~
that Henry A. Williams, one of your
ioners, has a_J~~e ~state int~ a t oresaid des~~ ibed .tract
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of land;
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that there is a lien resting on said land in the sum
of $75 . 00, without interest on said amount, in favor of Lula
Baugher;
that the said Henry A. vwilliams is joining in this
petition with your petitioner, Rosa E. Lawson , releasing his
said life estate .
The undersigned aver that the record in this suit does
not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or persons in
interest as to the title to the said Tract No . 119 , or to the
HERBERT W. WYANT
ATTORN EY AT LAW
HARR I SO N BURG, VA .
proceeds arising from the condemnat ionthereof , except as above
�2.
stated and the said statements in the petition of condemnation
as to the title of the undersignd are true, am that the undersigned have title in fee simple, encumbered only to the extent
of $75.00, to the said Tract No. 119, and are entitled. to be paid
the sum of $2,005 . 00, less the lien indebtedness of $75.00 due
Lula Baugher and pray the Court that it will order and direct
the payment of said sum of $1930 . 00 to the undersigned and $75.00
to Lula Baugher, to satisfy the lien aroresaid.
Copy of deed to your petitioner is filed herewith.
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State of Virginia,
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
I, A. E. Wyant, a Notary Public of and for the County of
Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, do certify that on this
the
(
day of
----
January, 1934, personally appeared before me
in my said County, Rosa E. I.awson am Henry A. Williams and
made oath that the statements claimed in the foregoing petition
are true.
Given under my hand this
HERBERT W. WYANT
ATTO RNEY AT LAW
HARRISONBURG . VA.
(
day of January, 1934.
�r
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
The State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
Petit ion er
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins, &c
Respondents
Phe answer of Lula Baugher to a petition filed in this
cause, in the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia, by
Rosa E. Lawson and Henry A. Williams.
This respondent for answer to said petition, or to so
much thereof as she is advised it is material for her to answer,
answers and says, that it is true as stated by petitioners that
the undersigned has a lien securing $75.00 without interest, on
the real estate known and designated on the map of Park lands
as Tract No. 119, as shown by the deed filed by petitioner.
And that your respondent answers and says that she is
entitled to the said sum of $75.00.
Respondent further says that there is no interest due
on said sum of $75 .OO.
Your respondent joins in the prayer of said petition
for the distribution of said fund as set out therein,and she will
ever pray &c.
~~oneny
State of Virginia,
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
I, A. E. wiyant, a Notary Public of am for the County of
Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, do certify that on this,
the
f
day of January, 1934, personally appeared before me in
my said County, Lula Baugher, and made oath that the statements
claimed in the foregoing answer are true.
HERBERT W. WYANT
Given under my hand this
g: day of January, 1934.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HARRISONBURG , VA .
'j.c2
�STATE OF VIRGINIA ,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM , to- wit :
I , 3 . Robert Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my
office do not show any delinquen t taxes against the tract of
17 acres 2 roods and 2 poles of land situate in stonewall
District , assessed in the name of Rose E , Lawson , except for
the tax year 1932 , but which taxes by statement of M. H.
Harrison , County Treasurer , shown herewith , have been paid in
the County Treasurer 1 s office, sinc e said tract was returned
delinquen t to my office .
1
Given under my hand this 6th day of 3anuary, 19340
ockingham
�M.
H. HARRISON
TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
To iliom It Jay Concern:
I hereby certify that the records
of my office sho~ thAt Rose~ . Lawson hasp id the taxes
for the years 19 2 and 1933 on he tract of 17- 2- 2 acres
of lane situate in the >lll.:e - :..dr:e : ountains in Stone"Ja 11
District, HockinrrhAm County .
~,.11 taxes prior to that time, if ny
be unpaid, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of
said Co mty.
Given under my hand this 6th day of
,January 1934 .
~reasurerofRoclcinghar: County
�COPY
108
27
This Deed , made this 4 day of February , 1915 , by and
between Henry A. Williams and Margaret Williams parties of the
first part , and Rosa E. Lawson , party of the second part , and
H. E.
illiams , J . ~ . Williams , Lula Baugher , and Susie~.
Wood , parties of the t'liird part , all parties of the State o:f
Virginia ,
WITNESSETH :
That for and in consideration of one dollar
cash to them in hand paid , the receipt wher~of is hereby
acknowledged , and the further sum of $75 . 00 evidenced by a
negotiable note , without interest, of even date hereof , and
payable to Lula Baugher one day after the date of the death of
the said Henry A. Williams and Margaret Williams , and it is
expressly understood that a vendor ' s lien is hereby retained on
the hereinafter de s cribed land to secure the payment of the
above mentioned note , the said parties of the first part do
bargain and sell , with general warranty of title , unto the said
Rosa~. Lawson all that certain piece or parcel of land , together
wi~h the appurtenances thereto belong_, situate lying and being
in the eastern part of said~ounty , near Swift Run Church, adjoining the lands of Lizzie Williams , Wesley Baugher , Susie ~. Wood ,
Malinda Lawson , and Sampson L8.vis , and bounded as follows :
Beginning at an ash in the west fork of Swift rtun Creek , thence S
50 W 9 3/5 _yyi th Lizzie. Williams ' ~ line t9 a point in a road ,
thence with sai~ line~ 11 W 11 3/5 poles to a point in said road ,
thence with same S 55 1/4 W 10 1/4 poles to a locust near a
spring , corner to Susie G. Wood ' s land , thence~ 35 1/2 E 19 3/5
poles to a chestnut , said Woods corner , thence with her line
S 27 W 24 poles to a locust , near an old fence ; thence s 41 3/4
W 29 3/5 poles to a rock planted in Malinda Lawson ' s line;
thence with her line , S 38 3/4
~
33 1/2 poles to Malinda
Lawson ' s and u . T. Baugher ' s corner ; thence N 32 E 18 1/4 poles
�2.
to a rook planted in place of an oak stump; thence N 22 E 113 1/2
poles with Davis's
line by a white oak snag to the said Swift
Run Creek, corner to Davis' and Wesley Baugher' s land, thence wit11
said Baugher's line down the meanderings of said oreek N 33 1/2
W 10.9 poles,
~
40 W 7 1/5 poles N 6 1/2 W 2 3/5 poles, N 49 W
4 poles, N 25 1/2 E 6 poles, N 11 1/2 W 2 poles to the beginning,
containing 17 A 2 Ra P.
To have and to hold unto the said
Rosa Lawson, her heirs and assigns forever, the above land
together with the appurtenances as aforesaid .
And it is oovenanted
and agreed by and between the said parties of the first and
second parts the said Henry A. Williams and Margaret Williams
shall retain their life rifhts in the above described parcel of
land, and that the said party of the second part shall pay,
annually, to the said parties of the first one fourth of all grain,
fruit, and provender produced on the said land hereby conveyed, and
one-fourth of all money received annually for pasture .
Also the
said party of the second part shall let the road or gateway
remain at its present location.
Whereas therebeing about 2 acres
included in the above described land, for which a deed of conveyance
~as made by the said IRrties of the first part, of date on the
14 day of September, 1909 , and of record in the vlerk's office of
Rookingham vounty, Va. in Deed Book No . 87, page 52, to the said
Rosa E. Lawson, and in said deed a stipulation and reservation
were rm.de to the effeot tbat the said uosa E. Lawson shall not
sell or convey the said 2 Acres above mentioned to any other
persons bther than the said Henry
A.
illiams
and Margaret
Williams or their heirs under penalty of forfeiture of said
deeu.
Also the said deed of conveyance of the said 2 Acres
stipulated that in the event the said Rosa E. Lawson should
decide to convey the said 2 Acres, the said liens of the said
Henry A. and Margaret Williams shall have the exclusive right
to purchase the said 2
• above referred to .
Now therefore, we
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Zo~
�3.
the said party of the first part, and the said parties of the
thiro. part, as heirs of the said Henry A. Williams and Margaret
Williams, for and in consideratio n ofwl cash in hand paid,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged , covenant and agree
to and with the said Rosa E . Lawson, that they sell, release ,
cancel, and surrender any and all claims , titles , and
expectancy, expressed or implied in the deed above nentioned
unto the said Rosa E. Lawson, her heirs, and assigns forever;
of date September 14 1909; and that they warrant generally the
title coKVeyed in this deed , and that the said rl.osa E. Lawson
shall have the privilege to sell and exchange the said 2 acres
of land , together with the appurtenance s thereto belonging,
to whomsoever she sees fit .
'Jl.be said parties of the first part reserves a right of
way 7 feet wide for Susie C. Wood to the the spring branch
on the said land above described, the right of way to be a gate
way, and all gates to be built and maintained by the owner
or
owners of the said l~nd of Susie v. Wood; and this right of
way shall be to the said Susie Wood, her heirs and assigns
forever .
4lso the said Susie C. Wood, her heirs and assigns
shall have the right to use for family use and dip vuater from
the spring on the saidliosa ~. Lawson's land.
The right of
way for stock shall be down the line north of the spring house .
Witness the following signatures the day anddate first
above written.
Henry A. will iams
(SEAL)
her
Margaretx Williams
mark
(SEAL)
her
H.
J . E.
Lula
E. Williams
mark
X
ill iams
her
x
A. Baugher
mark
(SliL)
(SEAL)
(SEAL)
2.o]
�4.
Rockingham
I,
A.
County, to-wit:
E.• Wyant, a Notary Public, for the county aforesaid
in the State of Virginia, do certify that Henry A. Williams,
and Margaret Williams, his wife, H.
J;!;.
Williams, J. E. Williams,
Lula_ Baugher, and whose names are signed to the writing
hereto annexed, bearing date on the 4 day of February, 1915,
have acknowled ged the same before me in my said county.
Given under my hand this 5 day of February, 1915.
A. E. Wyant, N. P.
My
commis s ion expires November 4, 1915.
VIRGINIA:
In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of
Rockingham \J ounty.
June 14. 1917
THIS DEED from Henry A. Williams and others to Rosa E.
Lawson was this day presente d in the office aforesaid , and is,
together with the certifica te of acknowledg ment annexed,
admitted to record.
Teste,
J. F • .E3laokburn , Clerk
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TREASURER ' S OFFICE
R I CHMOND, VA.
January 12, 1 934
JOHN M. PURCELL
T REASU RER O F V IRGINI A
This is to certify that I, J . M. Pu r cel1, Treasurer
of Virginia have this 12
da y of January
in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of Rock~ngham County
dated l/9 / 34
in the cause of t he State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
vs.
:paid to
$
75 . oo
Cassandra Lawson~A~t~k~i=n=s~- -- -- - - - - -
Lula Baugher
being in full settlement of tract
in the above mentioned cause .
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TREAS URER' S OFFIC E
RICHM OND, VA .
Janua ry 12 , 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURE R OF VIRGINIA
Lula Baugh er
Re c eived of J.M. P u rc e ll, Treas urer of
Virg inia, the sum of $
75 . 00
, i n acc or dance
with an order of the Circu it Court of the c ounty
of Roc]fingham
of Janua ry
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enter ed on the
9th
day
, in th e matte r of the State
Comm ission on Cons ervat i on and De v elopm ent v _ __
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full and comp lete settle me n t f or the tract of land
k nown in said proce eding a s #-1~1~9'--- -
S ign origi nal and dupli cate
and retur n to the Treas urer
of Virgi nia.
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA,
JOHN M. PURCELL
January 12 , 1934
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this_l_2__ day of January . in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County
dated_ 1/9 __~/_3_4___ in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Developmen t of the State of Virg i nia
vs . - -- --~C~a_s~s~a~n
~ d~r_a__L_a_1,_:v~s_o_n_ A_t_k_1_
· n~s__________
paid t o_.Bosa E . Lawson and Henry A. Williams
$
1 , 930 . 0 0
being in full settlement of tract# 1 19
in the above mentioned cause.
320
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TREASURE R'S OFFICE
RICHMOND , VA .
.January 12 , 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Rosa E . Lawson and Henry A. Williams
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of
Virginia , the sum of $ 1 ,930.00 , in accordan ce
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of Rockingh am of .January
.1934_
entered on the
9 th
day
, in the matter of the State
Commiss ion on Conserv ati on a nd Developm ent v _ __
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full and complete settleme nt for the tract of land
known in said proceed ing as #---'l=l=-=--9_ __
Sign origina l and duplica te
an d re turn to the Treasur er
of Virginia .
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Lam, Elmer - Meadows, ES
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lawson-rose-e.pdf
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Lawson, Rose E. aka Lawson, Rosa
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Swift Run
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Tract(s): 119
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PDF
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Lawson